Farringdon, New South Wales

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Farringdon
New South Wales
Farringdon Crossing, Farringdon, New South Wales.jpg
Farringdon Crossing over the Shoalhaven River
Farringdon is located in New South Wales
Farringdon
Farringdon
Location in New South Wales
Coordinates35°30′57″S 149��40′02″E / 35.51583°S 149.66722°E / -35.51583; 149.66722Coordinates: 35°30′57″S 149°40′02″E / 35.51583°S 149.66722°E / -35.51583; 149.66722
Population14 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2622
Location17 km (11 mi) SW of Braidwood
LGA(s)Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
RegionSouthern Tablelands
CountyMurray
ParishJinero
State electorate(s)Monaro
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Farringdon:
Palerang Bombay Braidwood
Rossi Farringdon Bendoura
Harolds Cross Harolds Cross Bendoura

Farringdon is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 17 km southwest of Braidwood on the western bank of the Shoalhaven River.[2][3] At the 2016 census, it had a population of 14.[1]

The area now known as Farringdon lies on the traditional lands of the Walbanga people, a group of the Yuin.[4]

After settler colonisation, Farringdon lay within the Nineteen Counties that were open to settlement. Major William Sandys Elrington took up a land grant, known as 'Mount Elrington', in 1827. Elrington had a 29-year military career, including service in the Peninsula War, before selling his commission and migrating to Australia. Elrington sold his land and left Australia for good, in 1846.[5][6][7]

His former home, still known as 'Mount Elrington', is renowned for its historic garden. The garden was begun by Elrington, who brought many of the trees and shrubs from England. Elrington worked his land using convict labour, and his old home retained its small prison, complete with leg irons, until the early 1920s.[8][9][10]

Farringdon had a "half-time" school from 1867 to 1894.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Farringdon". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 19 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Farringdon". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 19 January 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Farringdon". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  4. ^ Studies, Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander (18 June 2021). "Map of Indigenous Australia". aiatsis.gov.au. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  5. ^ "William Sandys Elrington (1780-1860) | WikiTree FREE Family Tree". www.wikitree.com. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  6. ^ "British Regiments and the Men Who Led Them 1793-1815". www.napoleon-series.org. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  7. ^ "HUMBLE REMONSTRANCE OF Robert Howe, UPON THE ACT OF COUNCIL, No. III". Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser. 9 May 1827. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  8. ^ Upitis, Astrida (September 1996). "Mount Elrington Garden" (PDF). Australian Garden History Society.
  9. ^ "Mount Elrington · 312 Mount Elrington Rd, Farringdon NSW 2622, Australia". Google Maps. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  10. ^ "ROMANCE OF A PIONEER FAMILY". Sunday Times. 16 December 1923. Retrieved 9 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Farringdon School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 19 January 2018.


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