Llangothlin, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Llangothlin
State:nsw
Coordinates:-30.1333°N 192°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Lga:Armidale Regional Council
Postcode:2365
Elevation:1289
Stategov:Northern Tablelands
Fedgov:New England
Dist1:555
Dir1:N
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:49
Dir2:N
Location2:Armidale
Dist3:49
Dir3:S
Location3:Glen Innes
Dist4:11
Dir4:N
Location4:Guyra

Llangothlin is a rural locality with several houses, 11km (07miles) north of Guyra on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Llangothlin was located in the Guyra Shire local government area until that council was amalgamated into the Armidale Regional Council on 12 May 2016.[1]

In 1848 William Rawson was lessee of the 50000acres Llangothlin run. Llangothlin was named after its Welsh counterpart (spelt Llangollen) in Denbighshire.

The original alignment of the New England Highway crossed the Main North railway line at Llangothlin at a level crossing, until the highway was realigned to be entirely on the eastern side of the railway. There was originally a railway station at Llangothlin, which opened in 1884 and closed about 1974. The line is now closed. The old church is now a crafts shop. Llangothlin Post Office opened on 15 November 1886 and it still services the local community today.[2]

About 11 km northeast of Llangothlin is the Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve at an elevation of 1360 metres. It is the only protected area on the New England Tablelands on basaltic soils. This Reserve contains the 120 hectare Little Llangothlin Lagoon and part of the much smaller Billy Bung Lagoon. Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve and the adjacent area, Bagot Rd, have been placed on the Register of the National Estate. These are two small lakes which are an important breeding and feeding area for migratory waterfowl, and also for frogs.[3]

See also

References

Guyra Guide, 2008, The Guyra Argus, Guyra, 2008

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Armidale Regional Council . Stronger Councils . . 12 May 2016 . 12 May 2016 .
  2. Web site: Post Office List. Premier Postal Auctions. 26 May 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20080819030343/https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. 19 August 2008. dead.
  3. Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve: Web site: Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve - Natural environment . 2008-05-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070902061514/http://nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0531?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0531&Type=NATURE . 2007-09-02 .