Carrington, New South Wales (Mid-Coast Council)
This article is about the locality on the northern shore of Port Stephens, NSW. For the suburb of Newcastle, NSW, see Carrington, New South Wales.
For other uses, see Carrington (disambiguation).
| Carrington New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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  Carrington | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°39′39″S 152°01′05″E / 32.66083°S 152.01806°ECoordinates: 32°39′39″S 152°01′05″E / 32.66083°S 152.01806°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2324 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Mid-Coast Council | ||||||||||||
| County | Gloucester | ||||||||||||
| Parish | Carrington | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Port Stephens | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Lyne | ||||||||||||
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Carrington is a locality in the Mid-Coast Council local government area of the Hunter and Mid North Coast regions of New South Wales, Australia, located on the northern shores of Port Stephens.[1]
Carrington was named in 1828[1] by Robert Dawson, the first commissioner of the Australian Agricultural Company.[2]
References
- 1 2 "Carrington". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 9 November 2016.
- ↑ "Hunter Valley Place Names and their Meanings (C)". Newcastle City Council. 15 February 2007. Retrieved 11 August 2008. (see "Carribeeen")
External links
- "Google Maps:Carrington (the one referred to in this page)'". Retrieved 9 November 2016.
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