Lochinvar is a village in the Hunter Region of

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, Australia, eleven kilometres west of the regional centre of

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. Lochinvar is within the boundaries of the

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local government area and is named after Lochinvar, a loch in southern

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. A historic home and property called "Windermere"
1821
is located near the town. There is also a locally famous country department store called "Aird's of Lochinvar" on the Maitland side. At the , it had a population of 784 people.

Education

On the highway through the town is a large Catholic convent housing the

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(1883). There is a secondary college on the grounds, St Joseph's College - a coeducational college which caters for students from Years 7–12. It was once also a boarding school for girls. It is also the site of Lochinvar Public School, as well as St Patrick's Lochinvar, the local Catholic primary school.

Transport

The town is mostly built up along the busy

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between the major centres of

and

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and is 165 kilometres north of Sydney. Most people in the area work in nearby Maitland or Singleton. Lochinvar railway station is some two kilometres south of the village. Hunter Valley Buses runs two bus routes through the village of Lochinvar: :179: Stockland Greenhills to North Rothbury via East Maitland, Maitland, Rutherford, Greta, Branxton. :180: Stockland Greenhills to Singleton Heights via East Maitland, Maitland, Rutherford, Greta, Branxton and Singleton.

Notable people

* Actress sisters Abbie and Isabelle Cornish were born in the village in 1982 and 1994 respectively.

References

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