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Somersby is a semi-rural
locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...
of the Central Coast region of
New South Wales New South Wales (commonly abbreviated as NSW) is a States and territories of Australia, state on the Eastern states of Australia, east coast of :Australia. It borders Queensland to the north, Victoria (state), Victoria to the south, and South ...
, Australia, to the northwest of
Gosford Gosford is a waterfront city at the northern end of Brisbane Water on the Central Coast in the state of New South Wales, Australia. The Gosford Waterfront is known for its boating and scenic views on the shores of Brisbane Water. Gosford is ...
along the Pacific Highway. It is part of the
local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...
. Somersby includes sections of the
Brisbane Water National Park Brisbane Water National Park is a national park on the Central Coast (New South Wales), Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia. The national park is situated north of Sydney and southwest of Gosford. It consists the Brisbane Water and Moo ...
, within which Somersby Falls are located, as well as the Mount Penang Parklands which are used as a festival and exhibition centre. The Woolshed Function Centre, Australian Reptile Park, a small industrial area near the Kariong Interchange, two juvenile justice centres, and a primary school are features of Somersby. Old Sydney Town, now defunct, was a popular tourist destination in Somersby.


Heritage listings

Somersby has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Pacific Highway:
Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre The Mount Penang Juvenile Justice Centre is a heritage-listed former juvenile detention centre, now a parkland and redevelopment precinct known as Mount Penang Parklands. It is situated on the Pacific Highway at Somersby, Central Coast, New ...


Places of Worship

St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church


Gallery

image:Somersby Falls PLJ114 viewing N at upper falls.JPG, View north up the upper Somersby Falls image:Somersby Falls PLJ108 Aboriginal rubbing groves.JPG, One of several sets of Aboriginal rubbing groves at the upper Somersby Falls image:Somersby Falls - View across upper falls.JPG, View across the upper Somersby Falls image:Somersby Falls PLJ117 viewing W down from upper falls.JPG, View west down from the upper Somersby Falls


See also

* Holt-Bragg Bridge


References

Suburbs of the Central Coast (New South Wales) Central Coast Council (New South Wales) {{CentralCoastNSW-geo-stub