Sutton Forest, New South Wales

Sutton Forest New South Wales
Sutton Forest
Coordinates	34°34′S 150°19′E / 34.567°S 150.317°E / -34.567; 150.317Coordinates: 34°34′S 150°19′E / 34.567°S 150.317°E / -34.567; 150.317
Population	579 (2011 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	2577
LGA(s)	Wingecarribee Shire
Region	Southern Highlands
County	Camden
Parish	Sutton Forest
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Whitlam Hume

Sutton Forest is a small village in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. It is located 5 km southwest of Moss Vale on the Illawarra Highway. At the 2011 census, Sutton Forest had a population of 579 people.^[1]

Sutton Forest is located in an agrarian setting and is surrounded by farms, vineyards and is home to manor homes and estates. It is in one of the oldest areas settled by Europeans in Australia after Sydney and is somewhat reminiscent of an English village due to the temperate Southern Highlands climate and high rainfall.

Sutton Forest comprises a two churches, an inn, and two specialty shops.

In 2004, a proposal to locate Sydney's second airport in Sutton Forest met with fierce opposition from locals.

Etymology

In 1819 it was named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie after Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, a speaker of the House of Commons. In 2001 it had a population of 191. The surrounding area is part of the lands administrative unit of the Sutton Forest Parish.

Churches

All Saints Anglican Church and Churchyard
St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and Churchyard

Hotels

Sutton Forest Inn and Bistro

School

Sutton Forest Public School

Notable residents

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban own Bunya Hill, a 45 hectare estate and cattle stud farm within the village.^[2]

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Sutton Forest (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
↑ http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2008/07/11/1215658128638.html

Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales, J. Kay McDonald, Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1985 ISBN 0-86417-049-1

External links

Sutton Forest

Southern Highlands region, New South Wales, Australia

Main towns	Bowral Bundanoon Mittagong Moss Vale Robertson

Villages, small towns and localities	Alpine Avoca Aylmerton Balaclava Balmoral Bangadilly Belanglo Berrima Bong Bong Braemar Bullio Burradoo Burrawang Calwalla Canyonleigh Colo Vale East Bowral Exeter Fitzroy Falls Glenquarry Hanging Rock High Range Hill Top Hoddles Cross Roads Joadja Kangaloon Lower Mittagong Manchester Square Mandemar Medway Meryla Myra Vale New Berrima Paddys River Penrose Sutton Forest Wattle Ridge Welby Werai Wildes Meadow Willow Vale Wingello Woodlands Yarrunga Yerrinbool

National parks and reserves	Bangadilly NP Budawang NP Budderoo NP Belanglo SF Cecil Hoskins NR Jellore SF Joadja NR Macquarie Pass NP Morton NP Nattai NP Penrose SF Stingray Swamp FR Tarlo River NP Wingello SF Wombeyan Caves

Rivers and reservoirs	Burke Lake Burragorang Little (Wingecarribee) Little (Wollondilly) Mulwaree Nattai Paddys Shoalhaven Scheme Tarlo Warragamba Dam Warragamba Wingecarribee Wollondilly Upper Nepean Scheme

Tourist attractions	Belmore Falls Carrington Falls Fitzroy Falls

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