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 Bathurst, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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![]() ![]() 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 | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Bathurst Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Bathurst | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Raglan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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