Blenheim may refer to a number of traveller destinations in a variety of countries. These include:
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Blenheim Palace is near Woodstock (Oxfordshire) in England
#Blenheim (Netherlands)
#Blenheim (New York) -- a town in upstate New York
#Blenheim (New Zealand)
Events and points of interest
Omaka Aerodrome, south of the town centre, is the setting for the biennial Classic Fighters Marlborough airshow. The show, with a large emphasis on aircraft of World War One, has been held biannually since 2001, with the next show set to be held over the weekend of 10-12 April 2009.
In December 2005 the third meeting of the biennial Australasian Ornithological Conference series, initiated and organised by the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union, and jointly sponsored by the RAOU and the Ornithological Society of New Zealand (OSNZ), was held in Blenheim.
;Spy Base
The GCSB Waihopai communications monitoring facility, part of the ECHELON network, is situated near Blenheim.
Highlights
Marlborough residents have the highest median age of 36.1 years, compared with 33.0 years nationally.The population of Marlborough is increasing at a faster rate than the national average.The population of the land surrounding the Marlborough Sounds is the fastest growing in the region.The region had the third-lowest population (38,397 usual residents on census night 1996), and a low population density.The population is predominantly New Zealand European.Agriculture and horticulture are important to the economy. The region is currently the largest and fastest growing grape producing area in the country.The region has the highest proportion of businesses in the agriculture, forestry and fishing industries - 16.9% compared with 4.4% nationally (as at 30 June 2004).External links
Destination MarlboroughMarlborough District CouncilMarlborough Express daily newspaperBlenheim Street Map
