Llangothlin, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Llangothlin
state = nsw


caption = New England Highway, Llangothlin, NSW
lga = Guyra Shire Council
county = Clarke
postcode = 2365
est =
pop =
pop_footnotes=
elevation= 1289
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maxtemp =
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stategov = Northern Tablelands
fedgov = New England
dist1 = 555
dir1 = N
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 49
dir2 = N
location2= Armidale
dist3 = 49
dir3 = S
location3= Glen Innes
dist4 = 11
dir4 = N
location4= Guyra

Llangothlin is a rural locality with several houses, convert|11|km|mi|0|lk=on north of Guyra on the Northern Tablelands in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. Llangothlin is located in the Guyra Shire local government area.

In 1848 William Rawson was lessee of the 50,000 acre Llangothlin run. Llangothlin was named after it's Welsh counterpart in Denbighshire.

The original alignment of the New England Highway crossed the Main North railway line at Llangothlin at a level crossing, until the highway was realigned to be entirely on the eastern side of the railway. There was originally a railway station at Llangothlin, which opened in 1884 and closed about 1974. The line is now closed. The old church is now a crafts shop.

About 11km north east of Llangothlin is the Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve at an elevation of 1360 metres. It is the only protected area on the New England Tablelands on basaltic soils. This Reserve contains the 120 hectare Little Llangothlin Lagoon and part of the much smaller Billy Bung Lagoon. Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve and the adjacent area, Bagot Rd, have been placed on the Register of the National Estate. These are two small lakes are an important breeding and feeding area for migratory waterfowl, and also for frogs. [Little Llangothlin Nature Reserve: http://www2.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/parks.nsf/ParkContent/N0531?OpenDocument&ParkKey=N0531&Type=NATURE]

References

Guyra Guide, 2008, The Guyra Argus, Guyra, 2008