Greengrove, New South Wales
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Greengrove is a locality of and town within the Central Coast region of New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

, near Mangrove Mountain
Mangrove Mountain, New South Wales
Mangrove Mountain is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located about upstream and north of Spencer along Mangrove Creek. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area. It is approximately 300 kilometres from the capital city of Australia, Canberra.The...

 and adjoining the Popran National Park
Popran National Park
Popran is a national park in the Central Coast region of New South Wales , 56 km north of Sydney.-Fact sheet:*Area: 39.70 km²*Coordinates: *Date of establishment: November 30, 1994...

 about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Gosford
Gosford, New South Wales
Gosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district...

. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area
Local Government Areas of New South Wales
The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...

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Greengrove is a narrow north-to-south locality spread along the east bank of Mangrove Creek
Mangrove Creek (New South Wales)
Mangrove Creek is a tributary of the Hawkesbury River in New South Wales, Australia.Mangrove Creek rises about to the south-west of Mount McQuiod. The headwaters of the creek are impounded by the Mangrove Creek Dam, which forms a major part of the water supply to the New South Wales Central Coast...

and is traversed by Wisemans Ferry Road. Two district pioneers, Elizabeth Donovan (1791-1891) and Richard Woodbury (1811-1897) are honoured with parks bearing their name within the locality.
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