- Buxton, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = village
name = Buxton
region = Macarthur
state = New South Wales
lga =Wollondilly Shire
postcode = 2571
stategov = Wollondilly
fedgov = Macarthur
near-s = Balmoral
near-nw = Thirlmere
near-ne = Couridjah
near-w = Thirlmere Lakes National ParkBuxton is a small village in Macarthur Region of
New South Wales ,Australia , in Wollondilly Shire. Its name comes from the town ofBuxton, Derbyshire .Geography
It is bordered by Couridjah to the north, Thrilmere Lakes National Park to the West, Balmoral to the South and Bargo State Recreation Area to the east. The two main roads and the railway line run north-south and development has extended generally east towards Bargo River gorge. The lots to the west and south of the village are agricultural and residential acreage.
Education
Buxton Primary School is situated on Hassall Road at the northern extent of the village. High school students can attend Picton High School, Wollondilly Anglican College or travel outside the shire to other schools. Buxton Primary has approx. 200 children.
Buxton School of Arts Hall hosts playgroups and preschool for younger children.
Population
Buxton has 1466 (Census 2001) people living in the small town. Buxton has 1 shops and 1 fire station.
Railway
It developed around a railway station and later
crossing loop on the former Main Southern Railway. This line had very steep gradients as steep as 1 in 30, and on 13 July, 1919 the railway was deviated to a less steep line. The new line, via Bargo, became the Main Line, and the original line became the Picton Loop line. The loop line was eventually closed in 1988 due to lack of traffic and underbridge failure between Colo Vale and Braemar, but the section from Picton to Buxton was retained as aHeritage railway operated by theNew South Wales Rail Transport Museum . [State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section "Historical Notes 3A - Southern Branch Lines" 1991]References
External links
* [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/2/Buxton.html FallingRain Map - elevation = 248m (Red dots are railways)]
The population is 1466 (Census 2001).
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