Raleigh, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Raleigh
State:nsw
Coordinates:-30.4667°N 211°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Pop:681
Postcode:2454
Elevation:7
Dist1:510
Dir1:NE
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:24
Dir2:S
Location2:Coffs Harbour
Dist3:16
Dir3:E
Location3:Bellingen
Dist4:27
Dir4:N
Location4:Nambucca Heads
Lga:Bellingen Shire
Stategov:Oxley
Fedgov:Cowper
Near-N:Repton
Near-Ne:Sawtell
Near-E:Mylestom
Near-Se:Urunga
Near-S:Urunga
Near-Sw:Brierfield
Near-W:Fernmount
Near-Nw:Valery

Raleigh (;) is a small town in the Mid North Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, in Bellingen Shire. At the, Raleigh had a population of 550. The town is south of Coffs Harbour and Sawtell and north of Nambucca Heads. It is located in Raleigh County and is perhaps named after it. It has one school, Raleigh Public School, which is located opposite a Norco dairy factory. A railway station on the North Coast line opened in 1915, but was subsequently closed and demolished.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Raleigh&line=NSW:north_coast:0 Raleigh station