Carrington

Carrington is a suburb of , Australia, and is named after Lord Carrington, governor of New South Wales in 1887 when the area was proclaimed a municipality. Carrington had a population of almost 2,000 in 2016.
Wikipedia
  • Type: Suburb with 1,870 residents
  • Description: suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
  • Also known as: “Carrington, New South Wales”, “Carrington, New South Wales, Australia”, and “Carrington, Newcastle , New South Wales, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Newcastle Interchange and Civic Theatre.

Railway station
Photo: PhilipTerryGraham, CC BY 2.0.
is a transport interchange serving the city of , Australia. It serves as the terminus for Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line train services, Newcastle Light Rail services and Newcastle Transport bus routes.

Theater building
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The Newcastle , also known as The Civic, is a heritage-listed building located on Hunter Street, Newcastle, Australia. Opened in 1929, the 1520-seat theatre is now the venue for a wide range of musicals, plays, concerts and dance events each year and is the city's oldest surviving theatre.

Railway station
Photo: Orderinchaos, CC BY 3.0.
railway station is a heritage-listed railway station on the Newcastle line in the inner suburb of in , Australia.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Newcastle and Adamstown.

Photo: Andrewssi2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a city at the mouth of the Hunter River, approximately 150 km north of in the region of . The city is the focal point for the diverse Hunter region that encompasses beaches and mountains, restaurants and wineries.

Suburb
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is a suburb of , , , located 6 kilometres from Newcastle's central business district. It is split between the and local government areas. is situated 5 km southwest of Carrington.

Suburb
is a southern suburb of , , located 8 kilometres west-southwest of Newcastle's central business district along the Pacific Highway. is situated 7 km southwest of Carrington.

Carrington

Latitude
-32.91266° or 32° 54′ 46″ south
Longitude
151.76615° or 151° 45′ 58″ east
Population
1,870
Elevation
4 metres (13 feet)
Open location code
4RVH3QP8+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 117007120
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­suburb
Geo­Names ID
10103839
Wiki­data ID
Q5046427
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Cebuano to Swedish—“Carrington” goes by many names.
  • Cebuano: “Carrington”
  • Chinese: “卡灵顿”
  • Chinese: “卡靈頓”
  • French: “Carrington”
  • Irish: “Carrington”
  • Japanese: “キャリントン”
  • Persian: “کارینگتن، نیو ساوت ولز”
  • Persian: “کارینگتن”
  • Swedish: “Carrington”

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