Hinton, New South Wales

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Hinton
New South Wales
Hinton Bridge.jpg
Historic Hinton bridge, built in 1901
Hinton is located in New South Wales
Hinton
Hinton
Coordinates32°43′S 151°39′E / 32.717°S 151.650°E / -32.717; 151.650Coordinates: 32°43′S 151°39′E / 32.717°S 151.650°E / -32.717; 151.650
Population448 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density45.71/km2 (118.4/sq mi)
Postcode(s)2321
Elevation6 m (20 ft)[Note 1]
Area9.8 km2 (3.8 sq mi)[Note 2]
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10)
 • Summer (DST)AEDT (UTC+11)
Location
LGA(s)Port Stephens Council
RegionHunter
CountyDurham[2]
ParishSeaham[2]
State electorate(s)Port Stephens
Federal division(s)Paterson
Suburbs around Hinton:
Wallalong Wallalong Seaham
Hinton Osterley
Morpeth Morpeth, Berry Park, Duckenfield , Duckenfield

Hinton is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[3] 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.[4] 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.[5] The first European settlers were 12 ex convicts in 1818.[6]

Floods[]

Due to the close proximity of the Hunter and Paterson rivers and the low elevation of surrounding ground the town is often isolated for a number of days during periods of exceptionally high rainfall. Most recently this happened in March 2000 and June 2007.

Hinton School of Arts[]

Located on 279 Hinton is large sandstone building a brick structure.[7] On 12 December 1868 tenders were released for the creation of the building.[8] The builder was J Coulton and architects were Bell and Franklin.[8] The Foundation Stone was laid in February 1869.[8] It was finished and opened on 25 September 1869.[8]

Hinton Baptist Church[]

In 1848 it started as a Sunday School in a home then a hall.[9] Rev Phillip Lane joined the fellowship and began the first pastor in August 1856.[9] He had a many skills as oversaw the construction of the church from the existing building.[9] The church formally opened on 16 July 1857 as the third Baptist church building in Australia.[9]

Left image shows Hinton from Brandy Hill, shortly after the June 2007 Hunter Region and Central Coast storms. The right image was taken after the floodwaters had subsided.

Heritage listings[]

Hinton has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Population[]

In the 2016 Census, there were 448 people in Hinton. 89.9% of people were born in Australia and 95.7% of people spoke only English at home. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 33.5% and Anglican 28.8%.[1]

Notes[]

  1. ^ This is the average elevation of the township. The surrounding farmland is almost at river level as shown on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.
  2. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hinton (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 June 2019. Edit this at WikidataCC-BY icon.svg Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ a b "Hinton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 27 May 2008. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ "Suburb Search - Local Council Boundaries - Hunter (HT)". New South Wales Division of Local Government. Archived from the original on 7 June 2008. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  4. ^ "Hinton". Land and Property Management Authority - Spatial Information eXchange. New South Wales Land and Property Information. Retrieved 27 May 2008.
  5. ^ "How Hinton got its name". Victoria Hotel. Retrieved 9 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  6. ^ "Hinton, NSW". Aussie Towns. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Hinton School of Arts". portstephens.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  8. ^ a b c d admin. "School of Arts". Victoria Hotel Hinton. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  9. ^ a b c d "Our Church | Historic Hinton Baptist Church". Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Hinton Bridge over Paterson River". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H01470. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

External links[]

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