Raglan, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Local Map:yes
Zoom:12
Raglan
City:Bathurst
State:nsw
Coordinates:-33.4333°N 149.65°W
Pop:1,199
Postcode:2795
Elevation:737
Dist1:8
Dir1:E
Location1:Bathurst
Dist2:54
Dir2:W
Location2:Lithgow
Dist3:194
Dir3:WNW
Lga:Bathurst Region
Stategov:Bathurst
Fedgov:Calare
Near-Nw:Laffing Waters
Near-N:Forest Grove
Near-E:Glanmire
Near-Se:Brewongle
Near-S:White Rock
Near-Sw:White Rock
Near-W:Kelso

Raglan is a locality in the Bathurst Region of New South Wales, Australia. It was named after FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the Crimean War from 1850 to 1855.[1] It had a population of 1,199 people as of the .

Raglan Public School opened in December 1870, and has been on its current Nelson Street site since 1988. It had an enrollment of 273 in 2017.[2] [3]

St James Anglican Church has bi-monthly services on the first Sunday of the month in odd-numbered months, alternating with St John the Evangelist Church at Peel in the even-numbered months.[4] The Raglan Community Hall remains in operation and is managed by the Raglan Community and Sporting Committee.[5] The Raglan Rural Fire Brigade celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2017.[6]

Bathurst Airport is located at Raglan.[7] Mars Petcare opened a $100 million upgrade of their Raglan manufacturing facility in May 2015.[8] [9] The suburb was formerly home to the Bathurst Brick Company factory, which relocated to Raglan in 1977 until its closure in 1998, seven years after being purchased by CSR Limited.[10]

Raglan Post Office opened on 15 August 1873, closed on 12 May 1876, reopened on 1 January 1883 and closed on 6 June 1990.[11]

The village was subject to a controversial proposal for a two-storey, 48-room motel, petrol station, convenience store, seven shops and a 111-unit self-storage facility on a disused nursery site in 2014; however, this has not been built.[12]

Heritage listings

Raglan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Extract . Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . 7 June 2018.
  2. Web site: School history database search . NSW Department of Education . 15 June 2018.
  3. Web site: Raglan Public School Annual Report 2017 . Raglan Public School . 7 June 2018.
  4. Web site: Kelso Parish . Bathurst Anglican Diocese . 7 June 2018.
  5. Web site: Raglan Community Hall . Bathurst Regional Council . 7 June 2018.
  6. News: NSW RFS Raglan Brigade turns 60 . Western Advocate . 28 September 2017 . 7 June 2018.
  7. Web site: Bathurst Regional Airport . Bathurst Regional Council . 7 June 2018.
  8. News: The opening of the $100 million Mars Petcare manufacturing . Western Advocate . 20 May 2015 .
  9. News: BATHURST'S?manufacturing industry is set to receive . Western Advocate . 14 May 2015 .
  10. News: FORMER employees of Bathurst Brick Company came together . Western Advocate . 2 October 2012 .
  11. Web site: Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . Phoenix Auctions Reference . 10 March 2021.
  12. News: Bathurst Regional Council considers development application for service station and motel at Raglan . Western Advocate . 10 September 2014 . 7 June 2018.
  13. 01228. EF14/4384. 18 May 2018.

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