Exeter, New South Wales

Exeter
New South Wales

Exeter central business district
Exeter
Coordinates 34°37′S 150°19′E / 34.617°S 150.317°E / -34.617; 150.317Coordinates: 34°37′S 150°19′E / 34.617°S 150.317°E / -34.617; 150.317
Population 831 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 2579
LGA(s) Wingecarribee Shire
Region Southern Highlands
County Camden
Parish Sutton Forest
State electorate(s) Goulburn
Federal Division(s)

Exeter is a village in the Southern Highlands district of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It has a station on the Main Southern railway line south of Sydney. At the 2011 census, Exeter had a population of 831 people.[1]

History

The village was founded by James Badgery, who was born in the city of Exeter in Devon, England. He arrived in New South Wales in 1799, and by 1812 was operating a farm with the name "Exeter" on the site of the present village.

There was a railway accident at Exeter in fog on a single line in 1914, killing 14 people.

School

Schools in Exeter:

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Exeter (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 April 2015.
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