| Cessnock New South Wales | |||||||||
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.jpg) Vincent Street, the main street of Cessnock | |||||||||
  Cessnock | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°50′3″S 151°21′19.8″E / 32.83417°S 151.355500°E | ||||||||
| Population | 23,211 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2325 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 80 m (262 ft) | ||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10) | ||||||||
| • Summer (DST) | AEDT (UTC+11) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Cessnock | ||||||||
| Region | Hunter | ||||||||
| County | Northumberland | ||||||||
| Parish | Cessnock | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hunter | ||||||||
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Cessnock (/ˈsɛsnɒk/) is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia, about 52 km (32 mi) by road west of Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the City of Cessnock LGA and was named after an 1826 grant of land called Cessnock Estate, which was owned by John Campbell.[2][3] The local area was once known as "The Coalfields", and it is the gateway city to the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, which includes Pokolbin, Mount View, Lovedale, Broke, Rothbury, and Branxton.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cessnock (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Cessnock". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
- ^ "Cessnock is the eastern gateway to New South Wales". Hunter Vineyard Tours. Archived from the original on 29 August 2007. Retrieved 16 May 2008.
