Brocklehurst
| Feature Type: | Community - An unincorporated populated place, generally with a population of 50 or more, and having a recognized central area that might contain a post office, store and/or community hall, etc, intended for the use of the general public in the region. |
| Status: | Official |
| Name Authority: | BC Geographical Names Office |
| Relative Location: | In Kamloops, NW of junction of North & South Thompson Rivers, Kamloops Division Yale Land District |
| Latitude-Longitude: | 50°41'59"N, 120°25'04"W at the approximate population centre of this feature. |
| Datum: | WGS84 |
| NTS Map: | 92I/9 |
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Origin Notes and History:
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Brocklehurst (settlement) adopted 4 June 1959 on 92I/9, as identified in schools list, September 1930. Incorporated as Brocklehurst District Municipality 22 June 1971; amalgamated within City of Kamloops 1 May 1973. Form of name changed to Brocklehurst (community) 24 August 1978 on 92I/NE. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |
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Origin/significance of name not cited in BC names files. Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office |