Hewaheta
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Hewaheta
හේවාහැට | |
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Village | |
Country | Sri Lanka |
Province | Central Province |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Sri Lanka Standard Time) |
Hewaheta is a village in Sri Lanka. It is located within Central Province.
Notable people
Charles Spearman Armstrong (1847–1924) was a pioneer in growing tea and cinchona in Sri Lanka at the Rookwood plantation, near Hewaheta, from 1864.[1] His grandson Neville Armstrong was born there.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Royston Ellis, Rookwood: memories of a forgotten pioneer, The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka), 7 September 1997, accessed 27 July 2021
- ^ Ian Miller, Other lives: Neville Armstrong, The Guardian, 26 September 2008, accessed 27 July 2021
External links
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