Raglan, New South Wales

Raglan Bathurst, New South Wales
Raglan
Coordinates	33°26′00″S 149°39′00″E
Population	1,199 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2795
Elevation	737 m (2,418 ft)
Location	8 km (5 mi) E of Bathurst 54 km (34 mi) W of Lithgow 194 km (121 mi) WNW of Sydney
LGA(s)	Bathurst Region
State electorate(s)	Bathurst
Federal division(s)	Calare
Suburbs around Raglan: Laffing Waters Forest Grove Glanmire Kelso Raglan Glanmire White Rock White Rock Brewongle

Raglan is a locality in the Bathurst Region of New South Wales, Australia. It was named after FitzRoy Somerset, 1st Baron Raglan, commander-in-chief of the Allied forces in the Crimean War from 1850 to 1855.^[2] It had a population of 1,199 people as of the 2016 census.

Raglan Public School opened in December 1870, and has been on its current Nelson Street site since 1988. It had an enrollment of 273 in 2017.^[3][4]

St James Anglican Church has bi-monthly services on the first Sunday of the month in odd-numbered months, alternating with St John the Evangelist Church at Peel in the even-numbered months.^[5] The Raglan Community Hall remains in operation and is managed by the Raglan Community and Sporting Committee.^[6] The Raglan Rural Fire Brigade celebrated its sixtieth anniversary in 2017.^[7]

Bathurst Airport is located at Raglan.^[8] Mars Petcare opened a $100 million upgrade of their Raglan manufacturing facility in May 2015.^[9][10] The suburb was formerly home to the Bathurst Brick Company factory, which relocated to Raglan in 1977 until its closure in 1998, seven years after being purchased by CSR Limited.^[11]

Raglan Post Office opened on 15 August 1873, closed on 12 May 1876, reopened on 1 January 1883 and closed on 6 June 1990.^[12]

The village was subject to a controversial proposal for a two-storey, 48-room motel, petrol station, convenience store, seven shops and a 111-unit self-storage facility on a disused nursery site in 2014; however, this has not been built.^[13]

Heritage listings

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

• Main Western railway: Raglan railway station^[14]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Raglan (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
2. "Extract". Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
3. "School history database search". NSW Department of Education. Retrieved 15 June 2018.
4. "Raglan Public School Annual Report 2017" (PDF). Raglan Public School. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
5. "Kelso Parish". Bathurst Anglican Diocese. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
6. "Raglan Community Hall". Bathurst Regional Council. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
7. "NSW RFS Raglan Brigade turns 60". Western Advocate. 28 September 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
8. "Bathurst Regional Airport". Bathurst Regional Council. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
9. "The opening of the $100 million Mars Petcare manufacturing". Western Advocate. 20 May 2015.
10. "BATHURST'S?manufacturing industry is set to receive". Western Advocate. 14 May 2015.
11. "FORMER employees of Bathurst Brick Company came together". Western Advocate. 2 October 2012.
12. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
13. "Bathurst Regional Council considers development application for service station and motel at Raglan". Western Advocate. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 7 June 2018.
14. "Raglan Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01228. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence.