Somerton, New South Wales
Somerton | |
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Somerton | |
| Coordinates: 30°56′S 150°38′E / 30.933°S 150.633°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Established | 1839 |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 326 m (1,070 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 277 (2016 census) |
| Postcode | 2340 |
| County | Parry |
| Mean max temp | 24.7 °C (76.5 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 9.8 °C (49.6 °F) |
| Annual rainfall | 639.9 mm (25.19 in) |
Somerton is a village between Tamworth and Gunnedah on the Oxley Highway in northern New South Wales Australia. In the 2016 census, there were 277 people in Somerton. Somerton Village adjoins the plentiful Peel River.
The area surrounding Somerton is an agricultural region specialising in broad-acre cropping and large scale grazing. Lucerne is grown along the fertile Peel River flats.
Services available in Somerton include a primary school, roadhouse, hotel and memorial hall. Somerton is located close to a number of key employment hubs in the New England region, including the regional cities of Tamworth and Gunnedah.