Kellys Plains, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = village
name = Kellys Plains
state = nsw


caption = Kellys Plains, NSW
lga = Armidale Dumaresq Council and Uralla Shire Council [ [http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=MalpwptLTR Geographical Names Register Extract] ]
county = Sandon
parish = Saumarez
postcode = 2350
est =
pop =
elevation= 1044
maxtemp = 19.6
mintemp = 7.5
rainfall = 816
stategov = Northern Tablelands
fedgov = New England
dist1 = 571
dir1 = N
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 8
dir2 = WSW
location2= Armidale
dist3 = 21
dir3 = NE
location3= Uralla

Kellys Plains is a small rural locality situated about 8 km west south west of Armidale, New South Wales. The settlement is at an altitude of about 1044 metres on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia.

History

Kellys Plains was named after an early settler in the area.

The Kellys Plains Public School is a small school that was established in 1863. The school students are now divided into two classes - Kindergarten to Year 2 and Year 3 to Year 6.

On 3 February 1883 the Kellys Plains railway station opened and was closed on 20 February 1975. [ [http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Kellys+Plains&line=NSW:main_north:0 Kellys Plains railway] ]

St John's Anglican Church original timber building was built in 1896 at Kellys Plains and consecrated in 1897. In 1923 it was replaced by the present brick building. Several members of the Perrott family, were buried in the churchyard prior to the construction of the 1923 church and their headstones are the only surviving ones. [ [http://cemindex.arkangles.com/cemetery.php?id=240 Kellys Plains Anglican Cemetery] ]

The Kellys Plains-Dangarsleigh Country Women's Association meets once a month in the CWA Rooms, Dangarsleigh Road.

Current population of the area is negligible and would be included with that of Dangarsleigh which is about 4km away. There many small properties and lifestyle blocks in the area with their occupants commuting to nearby towns for work.

References

Scenic Drive 19, Culture, Wilderness and Heritage by Armidale Visitor Information Centre, c. 2007

ee also

* Dangarsleigh, New South Wales