Brayton, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Brayton
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.6492°N 149.9672°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Upper Lachlan Shire
County:Argyle
Parish:Billyrambija
Region:Southern Tablelands
Postcode:2579
Pop:208
Elevation:632
Stategov:Goulburn
Fedgov:Hume
Dist1:38
Dir1:NE
Location1:Goulburn
Dist2:175
Dir2:SW
Location2:Sydney
Dist3:50
Dir3:WSW
Location3:Moss Vale
Near-N:Big Hill
Near-Ne:Canyonleigh
Near-E:Canyonleigh
Near-Se:Paddys River
Near-S:Marulan
Near-Sw:Carrick
Near-W:Greenwich Park
Near-Nw:Greenwich Park

Brayton is a locality in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Upper Lachlan Shire.[1] At the, it had a population of 208.

History

Brayton was formerly known as Longreach, the name of a property granted to Peter Stuckey in the mid-1820s. The house he built with convict labour is made of sandstone from the area. Further information is in Early Colonial Houses of New South Wales by Rachel Roxburgh. Its name was changed to avoid confusion with the Queensland town of Longreach and apparently named after Lily Brayton, an English actress and singer. It had a public school from 1859 to 1953. This includes periods when it was closed or operated as a "half-time" school.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Brayton. OpenStreetMap. 10 August 2017.
  2. Web site: Brayton Public School in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 28 December 2017.