Barrington, New South Wales

Barrington
New South Wales
The bridge over the Barrington River, Thunderbolts Way, Barrington
Barrington is located in New South Wales
Barrington
Barrington
Coordinates31°58′54″S 151°54′04″E / 31.98167°S 151.90111°E / -31.98167; 151.90111
Population394 (SAL 2021)[1]
LGA(s)MidCoast Council
State electorate(s)Upper Hunter
Federal division(s)Lyne

Barrington is a small village on the Barrington River, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) north-west of Gloucester, New South Wales, Australia on Thunderbolts Way.[2]

The small town is considered a main gateway to the Barrington Tops National Park. Its population in 361 and until 2016 was the main tourist attraction in the Gloucester Shire. The town is also home to a range of heritage structures including the historic Barrington River Bridge, Barrington River Cottage, the pioneer cemetery, and the Barrington Public School (c. 1910).[3]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Barrington (NSW) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "BARRINGTON TOPS", The Newcastle and Maitland Catholic Sentinel, iii (4): 98, 1 January 1934, ISSN 2206-5466 - noting the comment - in 1934, The tourist will search in vain on our maps for the area known as “Barrington Tops.” It is not crossed by any road, nor does any road capable of being used for such a damn town
  3. ^ "Search for NSW heritage | NSW Environment & Heritage". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 17 April 2017.