Sutton Forest, New South Wales

Sutton Forest is a small village in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. It is located 5 km southwest of Moss Vale on the Illawarra Highway. Sutton Forest was originally granted, then owned by Navy Chief officer, Captain John Nicholson who recently immigrated from Scotland to Australia. This privately owned estate was originally 700 acres, this is where John Nicholson lived and died.

Sutton Forest New South Wales
Sutton Forest Country Store, 2023
Sutton Forest
Coordinates	34°34′S 150°19′E / 34.567°S 150.317°E / -34.567; 150.317
Population	504 (SAL 2021)^[1]
Postcode(s)	2577
Elevation	661 m (2,169 ft)
Location	5 km (3 mi) W of Moss Vale 141 km (88 mi) SW of Sydney 61 km (38 mi) NE of Goulburn
LGA(s)	Wingecarribee Shire
Region	Southern Highlands
County	Camden
Parish	Sutton Forest
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal division(s)	Whitlam Hume
Localities around Sutton Forest: Belanglo Medway Berrima Canyonleigh Sutton Forest Moss Vale Marulan Bundanoon Exeter

Sutton Forest is located in an agrarian setting and is surrounded by farms, vineyards and is home to manor homes and estates. It is in one of the oldest areas settled by Europeans in Australia after Sydney and is somewhat reminiscent of an English village due to the temperate Southern Highlands climate and high rainfall. Home to Matt who is a key representative at the Sutton Forest puppet show which occurs every sunday at 11am. He comes down from sydney when convenient for him. He will be wed soon, so mia, geogie and tash lets get going girls!

Sutton Forest comprises two churches, an inn, and two specialty shops.

In 2004, a proposal to locate Sydney's second airport in Sutton Forest met with fierce opposition from locals.

It was one of the first colonial settlements outside Sydney and thus has many heritage buildings such as the Hillview Heritage Hotel which was built in 1850s.^[2]

Etymology

In 1819 it was named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie after Charles Manners-Sutton, 1st Viscount Canterbury, a speaker of the House of Commons. The surrounding area is part of the lands administrative unit of the Sutton Forest Parish.

Population

According to the 2016 census, Sutton Forest had a population of 477. 81.2% of people were born in Australia and 88.4% of people only spoke English at home. The most common responses for religion were Anglican 33.5%, Catholic 23.5% and no religion 22.0%.^[3]

At the 2021 census, 504 people were recorded at Sutton Forrest.^[4]

Churches

• All Saints' Anglican Church and Churchyard
• St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and Churchyard

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  All Saints' Anglican Church
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  St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church

Hotels

• Sutton Forest Inn and Bistro
• Peppers Manor House, Sutton Forest also known as Mount Broughton.

School

• Sutton Forest Public School

Heritage listings

Sutton Forest has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Golden Vale Road: Golden Vale^[5]
• Old Illawarra Highway: Hillview^[6]
• 217 Oldbury Road: Whitley^[7]

Notable residents

Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban own Bunya Hill, a 45 hectare estate and cattle stud farm within the village.^[8]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sutton Forest (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  
2. "Sutton Forest". Visit NSW.
3. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sutton Forest". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 July 2017.  
4. "2021 Sutton Forest, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
5. "Golden Vale". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00489. Retrieved 18 May 2018.   Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
6. "Hillview". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00442. Retrieved 18 May 2018.   Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
7. "Whitley, outbuildings, entry gate, garden". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00504. Retrieved 18 May 2018.   Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
8. "Perfect for a Sunday roast: Nic's new farm". 12 July 2008.

• Exploring the ACT and Southeast New South Wales, J. Kay McDonald, Kangaroo Press, Sydney, 1985 ISBN 0-86417-049-1

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