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Nuwara Eliya railway station (closed) Uda-Pussellawa Road, Nuwara Eliya: No. 535-B Nuwara Eliya Centre: Nuwara Eliya: 6 February 2009: The office buildings of the old Nuwara Eliya Railway Station [5] Union Church, Nuwara Eliya: Old Uda-Pussellawa Road, Nuwara Eliya: Nuwara Eliya: 17 May 2013: Multi-denominational church, established in 1906 by ...
The original name of the area was Maha Eliya Thenna (මහ එළිය තැන්න - "great open plain"). But in the British period the plains were renamed after Sir Robert Wilmot-Horton, the British governor of Ceylon from 1831 to 1837, who travelled to the area to meet the Ratemahatmaya of Sabaragamuwa in 1836, [4] in 1834 by Lt William Fisher of the 78th Regiment and Lt. Albert Watson ...
Nuwara Eliya's climate lent itself to becoming the prime sanctuary of the British civil servants and planters in Ceylon. Nuwara Eliya, called Little England, was a hill country retreat where the British colonialists could immerse themselves in their pastimes such as fox hunting, deer hunting, elephant hunting, polo, golf and cricket.
Walapane is a town located in Nuwara Eliya District of Sri Lanka. It is a high country area with many green mountains. It was called Wathtumulla in the past. The name Watumulla derived from the former tea factory which was located in the heart of the Walapane town and now demolished since the production of Wattumulla Plantation declined. [2]
English: A tea plantation near Nuwara Eliya in a medium altitude area. Nuwara Eliya is a plateau at an elevation of 1,900 m. Nuwara Eliya is a plateau at an elevation of 1,900 m. Ceylon black tea from these plantations has a crisp bold aroma reminiscent of citrus.
Date: 25 February 2012: Source: Own work: Author: Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne: Permission (Reusing this file)Permission granted with the following request. The use of this photograph free, on any purpose, without any conditions, any Wikipedia articles, any electronic media use and in any newspapers / magazines, Pl kindly to be published with the author's name Photo by Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne
Victoria Park is a public park located in Nuwara Eliya, next to the Nuwara Eliya Post Office in Sri Lanka. [1] Originally the park was the research field of Hakgala Botanical Garden. The park was formally named in 1897 to commemorate the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria. [2]
Lake Gregory sometimes also called Gregory Lake or Gregory Reservoir, is a reservoir in the heart of the tea country hill city of Nuwara Eliya in Sri Lanka. Lake Gregory was created during the period of British Governor Sir William Gregory in 1873. [2] The lake and the surrounding area make up the Gregory Lake Area.