The Parish of Sutton Forest is a
parish
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of the
County of Camden in the
Southern Highlands region of
New South Wales
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. It includes the land to the south and south-west of the small village centre presently known as
Sutton Forest
Sutton Forest is a small village in the Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Southern Highlands, New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire. It is located 5 km southwest of Moss Vale, New South Wales, Moss Vale on the Illawarra Highw ...
. The northern boundary of the parish is the
Illawarra Highway
Illawarra Highway is a short state highway in New South Wales, Australia. It connects Wollongong to the Southern Highlands and links Princes Highway and Hume Highway. It is named after the geographical area it crosses, the Illawarra region.
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and part of Canyonleigh Road. Part of
Paddys River is the south-western boundary. The
Southern Highlands railway line passes through the parish and is near the boundary in the east. The
Hume Highway
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passes through a small part of the parish in the north-west. The parish includes the towns of
Exeter
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and
Bundanoon. The town of Bundanoon is at the southern edge of the Parish of Sutton Forest, with the Parish of Bundanoon just to the south.
References
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New South Wales Parish maps preservation project
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Parishes of Camden County