Kellys Plains is a small rural locality situated about 8 kilometres west south west of
Armidale
Armidale is a city in the Northern Tablelands, New South Wales, Australia. Armidale had a population of 23,967 as of the 2021 census. Estimated resident population, 30 June 2018. It is the administrative centre for the Northern Tablelands reg ...
, New South Wales. The settlement is at an altitude of about 1,044 metres on the
Northern Tablelands in the
New England
New England is a region consisting of six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York (state), New York to the west and by the ...
region of New South Wales, Australia.
History
Kellys Plains was named after an early settler in the area.
The Kellys Plains Public School is a small school that was established in 1863. The school students are now divided into two classes: kindergarten to year 2, and year 3 to year 6.
On 3 February 1883 the Kellys Plains railway station opened and was closed on 20 February 1975. Kellys Plains Post Office opened on 1 April 1884 and closed in 1945.
St John's Anglican Church original timber building was built in 1896 at Kellys Plains and consecrated in 1897. In 1923 it was replaced by the present brick building. Several members of the Perrott family were buried in the churchyard prior to the construction of the 1923 church and their headstones are the only surviving ones.
Kellys Plains Anglican Cemetery
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The Kellys Plains-Dangarsleigh Country Women's Association
The Country Women's Association (CWA) is a women's organisation in Australia, which seeks to advance interests of women, families, and communities in Australia, especially those in rural, regional, and remote areas.
It comprises seven indep ...
meets once a month in the CWA Rooms, Dangarsleigh Road.
Current population of the area is negligible and would be included with that of Dangarsleigh which is about 4 km away. There many small properties and lifestyle blocks in the area with their occupants commuting to nearby towns for work.
See also
* Dangarsleigh, New South Wales
References
Kellys Plains railway station
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Towns in New South Wales
Towns in New England (New South Wales)
Armidale Regional Council
Main North railway line, New South Wales
Uralla Shire