Lyell, New Zealand

Lyell
Lyell
Coordinates: 41°47′49″S 172°2′54″E / 41.79694°S 172.04833°E / -41.79694; 172.04833
Country	New Zealand
Region	West Coast
District	Buller District

Lyell is the site of a historic gold mining town in the Buller Gorge in the South Island of New Zealand. It lies on State Highway 6.

The location is now a campsite maintained by the Department of Conservation. None of the original buildings remain but a track from the campsite leads to a cemetery and an old stamping battery.

The gold rush in Lyell was in 1862.

External links

Media related to Lyell, New Zealand at Wikimedia Commons

The Highs and Lows of Lyell The Prow: Stories of People and Places in Nelson/Marlborough, New Zealand.
Lyell Walks Information on historic walking/cycling trails from the Department of Conservation, NZ.

Towns in the Buller District, West Coast, New Zealand

Towns	Inangahua Junction Karamea Reefton Westport (seat)

Minor towns and localities	Arapito Blacks Point Carters Beach Charleston Cronadun Crushington Denniston Granity Hector Lyell Maruia Millerton Mōkihinui Ngakawau Punakaiki Seddonville Sergeants Hill Stockton Summerlea Te Kuha Waimangaroa Waiuta

Coordinates: 41°48′S 172°03′E / 41.800°S 172.050°E / -41.800; 172.050

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