Brayton, New South Wales

Town in New South Wales, Australia

34°38′57″S 149°58′02″E / 34.64917°S 149.96722°E / -34.64917; 149.96722Population208 (2021 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2579Elevation632 m (2,073 ft)Location

38 km (24 mi) NE of Goulburn
175 km (109 mi) SW of Sydney
50 km (31 mi) WSW of Moss Vale

LGA(s)Upper Lachlan ShireRegionSouthern TablelandsCounty ArgyleParishBillyrambijaState electorate(s)Goulburn Federal division(s)Hume

Localities around Brayton:
Greenwich Park	Big Hill	Canyonleigh
Greenwich Park	Brayton	Canyonleigh
Carrick	Marulan	Paddys River

Brayton is a locality in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in the Upper Lachlan Shire.^[2]^[3] At the 2021 census, it had a population of 208.^[1]

History

Brayton was formerly known as Longreach, the name of a property granted to Peter Stuckey in the mid-1820s. The house he built with convict labour is made of sandstone from the area. Further information is in Early Colonial Houses of New South Wales by Rachel Roxburgh. Its name was changed to avoid confusion with the Queensland town of Longreach and apparently named after Lily Brayton, an English actress and singer.^[2] It had a public school from 1859 to 1953. This includes periods when it was closed or operated as a "half-time" school.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Brayton". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Brayton". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
^ "Brayton". OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 10 August 2017.
^ "Brayton Public School in the School history database search". New South Wales Department of Education. Retrieved 28 December 2017.