Denman is a small town in

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, in

Muswellbrook Shire Muswellbrook Shire is a local government area in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. The Shire is situated adjacent to the New England Highway and the Hunter railway line. Muswellbrook Shire was established on 1 July 1979 fro ...

. It is on the

Golden Highway Golden Highway is a highway, located in the Hunter Region, Hunter and Orana (New South Wales), Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. It runs eastwards from Dubbo towards Newcastle, New South Wales, Newcastle on the coast, allowing roa ...

in the Upper

Hunter Region The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and so ...

, about north of

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. At the 2016 census, Denman had a population of 1,789.

Description

Denman is situated on the Hunter River near the

Wollemi National Park The Wollemi National Park () is a protected national park and wilderness area that is located in the northern Blue Mountains and Lower Hunter regions of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The park, the second largest national park in New S ...

. The main rural industries in the region are wine grape growing, horse breeding and farming. The town holds the annual Food and Wine Affair festival on the first Saturday of May. Denman is also near Mount Rombo, a hill that has an unusual geometric shape causing to look like it has a perfectly flat top if it is viewed from Mangoola Road, a road that branches off the Golden Highway About north-west of Denman, in the

Goulburn River National Park The Goulburn River National Park is a national park located in New South Wales, Australia, northwest of Sydney and it is south-west of Merriwa. The Goulburn River National Park is located in the Hunter Valley region and covers approximately ...

, is Mount Dangar, with an elevation of . It was sighted in 1824 by surveyor

Henry Dangar Henry Dangar (1796 - 1861) was a surveyor and explorer of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He became a successful pastoralist and businessman, and also served as a magistrate and politician. He was born on 18 November 179 ...

, who named it Mount

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(for its domed shape). It was renamed by explorer Allan Cunningham, who became the first European to climb it the following year. Mount Dangar is a good place for walks, offering exceptional views of the area. Defence Establishment Myambat, the

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's largest munitions storage facility, is located around 10 kilometres west of Denman.

Heritage listings

Denman has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 4883 Jerrys Plains Road: Merton

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 1,789 people in Denman. * Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 6.7% of the population. * 86.9% of people were born in Australia and 93.2% of people spoke only English at home. * The most common responses for religion were Anglican 40.7%, Catholic 25.5% and No Religion 16.9%.

References

External links

Denman & District Development Association
{{authority control Suburbs of Muswellbrook Shire Towns in the Hunter Region Hunter River (New South Wales)