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Rockley

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Bathurst Regional Council NSW, PMB 17, Rockley, NSW 2795
02 6333 6111

Description

Rockley is a small village in the Central Tablelands region in New South Wales, Australia.

Rockley is a small village in the Central Tablelands region in New South Wales, Australia. At the 2006 census, Rockley had a population of 178 people.Rockley has a tablelands climate similar to Bathurst. Summers are generally warm and mild. Autumn is generally mild to cool with few frosts at the end of the season. Winter is generally cool to cold with some day times maxima under 5 degrees, there are on average about 3 snowfalls per years. Many days through winter have thick frost and fog. Spring has some late frosts and then days turn warm.

History

Rockley was first opened as a township in 1848 after a copper mine was opened 8 km from the town and gold was also uncovered. However it was first granted as farm land to William Lawson in 1818, then granted to Captain Watson Augustus Steel who named the property after his birthplace in Wiltshire England.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 99.676 km2

Elevation: 501-1000 metres

Town elevation: 827 m

Population number: 182

Local Government Area: Bathurst Regional Council

Location

Bathurst Regional Council NSW, PMB 17, Rockley, NSW 2795

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Rockley, New South Wales

Rockley - Localista

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