Jerrys Plains, New South Wales

Last updated

Jerrys Plains is a village in the Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia about 33 kilometres west of Singleton on the Golden Highway. [1] The surrounding countryside is home to some substantial horse-breeding properties, notably the Australian branch of Ireland's giant Coolmore Stud, as well as viticulture and coal mining. [2]

Jerrys Plains Public School opened in January 1881. [3] It had an enrolment of 40 students in 2018. [4]

Jerrys Plains Post Office opened in 1837; it has now closed, though the closure date is unknown. [5] The former post office building later served as a visitor information centre. [6]

St James Anglican Church, designed by John Horbury Hunt, dates from the 1870s. [6] It has monthly services, held on the second Sunday of each month. [7]

The town has a hotel, the Jerrys Plains Tavern, located on Golden Highway. [8] A long-running earlier hotel, the Post Office Hotel, burnt down in December 1947 and was not rebuilt. It initially carried on in temporary premises, but was delicensed in 1953. [9] [10] [11]

Population

In the 2016 Census, there were 385 people in Jerrys Plains. 68.8% of people were born in Australia and 86.5% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Anglican 30.1% and Catholic 27.4%. [12]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Maitland, New South Wales</span> City in New South Wales, Australia

Maitland is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately 166 kilometres (103 mi) by road north of Sydney and 35 km (22 mi) north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Highway approximately 17 km (11 mi) from its origin at Hexham.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Harden, New South Wales</span> Town in New South Wales, Australia

Harden–Murrumburrah is a township and community in the Hilltops Region and is located in the South West Slopes of New South Wales in Australia. Harden is adjacent to both the Canberra region of the Australian Capital Territory and the Riverina Region in the southwest area of NSW. The town is a twin town between Harden and Murrumburrah.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Golden Highway</span> Highway in New South Wales

Golden Highway is a 313-kilometre (194 mi) highway, located in the Hunter and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. It runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Newcastle on the coast, allowing road transport to avoid travelling over the Blue Mountains to Sydney, and is designated route B84.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hunter River (New South Wales)</span> River in New South Wales, Australia

The Hunter River is a major river in New South Wales, Australia. The Hunter River rises in the Liverpool Range and flows generally south and then east, reaching the Tasman Sea at Newcastle, the second largest city in New South Wales and a major harbour port. Its lower reaches form an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary.

Singleton is a town on the banks of the Hunter River in New South Wales, Australia. Singleton is 202km (89 mi) north-north-west of Sydney, and 70 km (43 mi) north-west of Newcastle. At June 2018, Singleton had an urban population of 16,346.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Branxton, New South Wales</span> Town in New South Wales, Australia

Branxton is a town in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Branxton is 171 kilometres (106 mi) north of Sydney via the Sydney-Newcastle Freeway and New England Highway. Branxton is located mostly in the City of Cessnock, but part of it is in Singleton Shire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aberdeen, New South Wales</span> Town in New South Wales, Australia

Aberdeen is a small town in the upper Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, in Upper Hunter Shire. It is 12 kilometres north of Muswellbrook on the New England Highway.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cessnock, New South Wales</span> Town in New South Wales, Australia

Cessnock is a city in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia, about 52 km (32 mi) by road west of Newcastle. It is the administrative centre of the City of Cessnock LGA and was named after an 1826 grant of land called Cessnock Estate, which was owned by John Campbell. The local area was once known as "The Coalfields", and it is the gateway city to the vineyards of the Hunter Valley, which includes Pokolbin, Mount View, Lovedale, Broke, Rothbury, and Branxton.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Stockton, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia

Stockton is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 600 m (0.4 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is the only residential suburb of the City of Newcastle that lies north of the Hunter River.

John Magnier is an Irish business magnate. He is Ireland's leading thoroughbred stud owner and has extensive business interests outside the horse-breeding industry.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Broke, New South Wales</span> Town in New South Wales, Australia

Broke is a village of approximately 292 people in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia in Singleton Shire. It is located 157 kilometres (98 mi) to the north of Sydney on the original early colonial road from Sydney to Singleton.

Johannesburg is a Kentucky-bred United States and European Champion Thoroughbred racehorse.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Singleton Council</span> Local government area in New South Wales, Australia

Singleton Council is a local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Main North railway line.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Condamine, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Condamine is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Condamine had a population of 384 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hinton, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Port Stephens Council, New South Wales, Australia

Hinton is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. Primarily rural, the largest population centre is the township of Hinton, which is situated on the Paterson River, near to the confluence of the Hunter and Paterson rivers. In 1835 the post office requested a name for the town and the surveyor general suggested Hinton prior to this it was known as the second arm of the hunter river. The first European settlers were 12 ex convicts in 1818.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Yetman, New South Wales</span> Town in New South Wales, Australia

Yetman is a hamlet in the New England region of northern New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Yetman and the surrounding area had a population of 178. It is located on the Macintyre River about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Queensland border and 701 kilometres (436 mi) north of Sydney. It is located at the intersection of the roads south to Tamworth, east to Tenterfield and north-west to Boggabilla.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Abermain, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia

Abermain is a town 8 km ENE of Cessnock and 3 km west of Weston, in New South Wales, Australia. Abermain is adjacent to Werakata National Park.

Bulga is a locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales, Australia. It had a population of 354 as of the 2016 census. The name is derived from an Aboriginal word for "mountain" or "isolated hill or mountain".

Whittingham is a locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales, Australia. It had a population of 364 as of the 2016 census.

Warkworth is a locality in the Singleton Council region of New South Wales, Australia. It had a population of 49 as of the 2016 census.

References

  1. ↑ "Jerrys Plains". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales . Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Farm". Coolmore Stud . Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Jerrys Plains". School History Search. NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "School Plan 2018-2020" (PDF). Jerrys Plains Public School. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  5. ↑ "Jerry's Plains". Phoenix Auctions Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Jerrys Plains, NSW". aussietowns.com.au. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Singleton". Anglican Diocese of Newcastle. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  8. ↑ "Hunter Valley pubs hit the market". Pubtic. 2 June 2017. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  9. ↑ "Hotel Burnt Down At Jerry's Plains". Newcastle Morning Herald a& Miners' Advocate . No. 22, 224. Newcastle. 26 December 1947. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "PUB LICENSE EXTENDED". Singleton Argus . Singleton. 28 March 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 26 December 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Advertising". Sydney Morning Herald . No. 35, 959. Sydney. 23 March 1953. p. 10. Retrieved 26 December 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Jerrys Plains (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 July 2019. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg CC-BY icon.svg Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

32°30′S150°55′E / 32.500°S 150.917°E / -32.500; 150.917


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.