Laggan, New South Wales
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| Coordinates: 34°25′S 149°32′E / 34.417°S 149.533°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 900 m (3,000 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 407 (SAL 2021) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2583 | ||||||||||||
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Laggan is a small village in the Southern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia in Upper Lachlan Shire. At the 2016 census, Laggan had a population of 358.
The village/locality has a small primary school. There are many historic buildings including the old police barracks c1837 and a rebuilt mill.
Laggan was founded for pastoral use, as well as a stop for convicts during the building of roads between Bathurst and Goulburn. The village is now a tourist attraction.
Annual ploughing matches were held at Laggan in the 1860s.