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	949 (2016 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	2579
LGA(s)	Wingecarribee Shire
Region	Southern Highlands
County	Camden
Parish	Sutton Forest
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Whitlam Hume

Exeter /ˈɛksɪtər/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 2016 census, Exeter had a population of 949.^[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:

Exeter Public School

References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Exeter (NSW)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2017.

External links

Exeter page on the Southern Highlands district website
Detailed history of the village on the same site

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Southern Highlands region, New South Wales, Australia
Main towns	Bowral Bundanoon Mittagong Moss Vale Robertson
Villages, small towns and localities	Alpine Avoca Aylmerton Balaclava Balmoral Bangadilly Belanglo Berrima Bong Bong Braemar Bullio Burradoo Burrawang Calwalla Canyonleigh Colo Vale East Bowral East Kangaloon Exeter Fitzroy Falls Glenquarry Hanging Rock High Range Hill Top Hoddles Cross Roads Joadja Kangaloon Lower Mittagong Manchester Square Mandemar Medway Meryla Mount Murray Myra Vale New Berrima Paddys River Penrose Sutton Forest Wattle Ridge Welby Werai Wildes Meadow Willow Vale Wingello Woodlands Yarrunga Yerrinbool
National parks and reserves	Bangadilly NP Budawang NP Budderoo NP Belanglo SF Cecil Hoskins NR Jellore SF Joadja NR Macquarie Pass NP Morton NP Nattai NP Penrose SF Stingray Swamp FR Tarlo River NP Wingello SF Wombeyan Caves
Rivers and reservoirs	Burke Lake Burragorang Little (Wingecarribee) Little (Wollondilly) Mulwaree Nattai Paddys Shoalhaven Scheme Tarlo Warragamba Dam Warragamba Wingecarribee Wollondilly Upper Nepean Scheme
Tourist attractions	Belmore Falls Carrington Falls Fitzroy Falls

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