Somerton, New South Wales
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Somerton is a village between the Peel River
and the Oxley Highway
in northern New South Wales
Australia
. In the 2006 Census, there were 279 persons usually resident in Somerton (Suburb): 50.9% were males and 49.1% were females.
The area surrounding Somerton is an agricultural region where there is cropping, together with sheep and beef cattle breeding. Lucerne is grown along the fertile Peel River flats.
Services available in Somerton include a primary school, roadhouse, hotel and memorial hall.
Category:Towns in New South Wales
Peel River (New South Wales)
The Peel River is a river in New South Wales, Australia. It is part of the Murray-Darling Basin.The Peel rises on the northern slopes of the Liverpool Range south of the village of Nundle. It flows generally north and west through the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, through Woolomin and...
and the Oxley Highway
Oxley Highway
The Oxley Highway is a rural highway in New South Wales, Australia. It starts at Nevertire where it joins the Mitchell Highway. It links Warren, Gilgandra, Coonabarabran, Gunnedah, Carroll, Tamworth, Bendemeer, Walcha, Yarrowitch, Ellenborough, Long Flat, Wauchope and ends at Port Macquarie on the...
in northern 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...
. In the 2006 Census, there were 279 persons usually resident in Somerton (Suburb): 50.9% were males and 49.1% were females.
The area surrounding Somerton is an agricultural region where there is cropping, together with sheep and beef cattle breeding. Lucerne is grown along the fertile Peel River flats.
Services available in Somerton include a primary school, roadhouse, hotel and memorial hall.
See also
Category:Towns in New South Wales