Welby
Welby is a small town in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. It was originally called Fitz Roy. The town is located 1 km west of Mittagong and houses the local Welby cemetery.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Fitzroy Iron Works and Mount Gibraltar.
Fitzroy Iron Works
Ruins
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fitzroy Iron Works at Mittagong, New South Wales, was the first commercial iron smelting works in Australia. It first operated in 1848. From 1848 to around 1910, various owners and lessees attempted to achieve profitable operations but ultimately none succeeded.
Mount Gibraltar
Peak
Photo: Bluedawe, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mount Gibraltar is a mountain with an elevation of 863 metres AHD that is located in the Southern Highlands region, between Bowral and Mittagong, in New South Wales, Australia. Further west is Berrima. Mount Gibraltar is situated 3 km south of Welby.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Mittagong and Bowral.
Mittagong
Photo: Abesty, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Mittagong is a town located in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The town acts as the gateway to the Southern Highlands when coming from Sydney.
Bowral
Photo: DTW, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bowral is a major town in Southern Highlands region of New South Wales, Australia, and an important tourist centre of the Highlands.
Berrima
Photo: Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Berrima is a historic village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The village, once a major town, is located on the Old Hume Highway between Sydney and Canberra.
Welby
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.44066° or 34° 26′ 26″ southLongitude
150.42312° or 150° 25′ 23″ eastPopulation
746Elevation
645 metres (2,116 feet)Open location code
4RQGHC5F+P6OpenStreetMap ID
node 113238142OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
8347988Wikidata ID
Q7980533
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to French—“Welby” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Welby”
- Dutch: “Welby, New South Wales”
- French: “Welby”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Welby Oval and Welby Hall.
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