Whittingham
New South Wales
Whittingham is located in New South Wales
Whittingham
Whittingham
Coordinates32°36′30″S 151°12′00″E / 32.60833°S 151.20000°E / -32.60833; 151.20000
Population364 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2330
Location4 km (2 mi) SE of Singleton
LGA(s)Singleton Council
State electorate(s)Upper Hunter
Federal division(s)Hunter

Whittingham is a locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales, Australia.[2] It had a population of 364 as of the 2016 census.[1]

Whittingham Post Office opened on 16 June 1879 and closed on 31 July 1948.[3]

Whittingham Public School opened in August 1881 and closed in December 1983.[4]

Whittingham railway station opened on 6 September 1869 as Falkiner's Platform. It was renamed Whittingham in February 1877. It closed at an unknown date and has been demolished.[5]

The Whittingham Anglican Cemetery is located on Cemetery Road and continues to be maintained by the Anglican Church.[6]

The E.C. Throsby Pty Ltd abattoir is located at Whittingham.[7]

Heritage listings

Whittingham has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Whittingham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Geographical Names Register Extract". Geographical Names Board. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Whittingham". Phoenix Auctions Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ↑ "Whittingham". School History Search. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  5. ↑ "Whittingham". nswrail.net. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  6. ↑ "Cemetery 876 - Whittingham Anglican". Australian Cemeteries Index. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  7. ↑ "E.C. Throsby Pty Ltd". Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  8. ↑ Minimbah Housel State Heritage register
  9. ↑ "Neotsfield". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00216. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
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