Edgecumbe

New Zealand

Edgecumbe, New Zealand shares 26 connections with 1031 other places across 11 topics, with natural hazards, science, and transportation forming the core. A 1987 earthquake centered on the town caused widespread damage across the Bay of Plenty and drove much of its population away. Rail links established in 1928 via the Taneatua Express connected Edgecumbe to Tauranga and Auckland. The place name also traces to the Edgecumbe family, who built Cotehele in 1485 after the Battle of Bosworth, creating links to Plymouth, England.