Glenworth Valley

This article is about the valley in the Central Coast area of New South Wales. For the suburb located within the valley, see Glenworth Valley, New South Wales.

Glenworth Valley
Popran Valley
Glenworth Valley is located in New South Wales
Glenworth Valley
Glenworth Valley
Geography
Coordinates33°25′54″S 151°10′34″E / 33.43167°S 151.17611°E / -33.43167; 151.17611 [1]
Topo map91313S_Gunderman
RiversPopran Creek

Glenworth Valley is in the Central Coast region to the north of the Hawkesbury River itself 50 km (31 mi) to the north of the city of Sydney, Australia. Popran Creek flows through the valley which includes parts of the suburbs of Glenworth Valley and Mount White. Popran National Park was created in 1994[2] and is for the most part made up of sandstone cliffs and gullies. The creation of the park is indicative of the value the area has because of its unique indigenous and early European history, fauna, flora and geology. The Park takes its name from Popran Creek which rises in the locality of Central Mangrove and then flows for approximately 24 km (15 mi) in a mostly southern direction till it reaches Mangrove Creek.[3]

After initial exploration by Europeans primary industrial activities included timber getting, small farming, dairying and fishing. Some of these settlers remained in the Mangrove and Glenworth Valley locality for at least five generations.[4]

  1. ^ "Glenworth Valley". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Popran National Park Plan of Management". NSW Office of Environment and Heritage. 1 August 2000. Archived from the original on 23 July 2018. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Popran Creek". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 23 July 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ ""Here is Spencer on the Hawkesbury" (Circa. 1952)". Archived from the original on 21 October 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2018.