Metford is a suburb of the city of

Maitland, New South Wales Maitland () is a city in the Lower Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia and the seat of Maitland City Council, situated on the Hunter River approximately by road north of Sydney and north-west of Newcastle. It is on the New England Hi ...

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. It is on the New England Highway and has a

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's Hunter line. The line was opened in 1857, and the station was opened on 17 March 1995.''Brian Langton MLA''
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, ''Hansard'', 16 April 1996, p. 1006. Accessed January 7, 2008.

Education

There are two main schools in Metford, one being Metford Public School, a co-ed government primary school., and Maitland Christian School, a co-ed Baptist K-12 school.

Heritage Listings

Metford has some heritage listings, including: * Main Northern Railway:

Metford railway station Metford railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves Metford in the eastern suburbs of Maitland, opening on 17 March 1995. Platforms & services Metford has one island platform with two faces. It ...

* McCubbin Close:

Metford Skate Park Metford is a suburb of the city of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland at its northern end to Hex ...

References

Suburbs of Maitland, New South Wales {{Maitland-geo-stub