Millfield, New South Wales
| Millfield Cessnock, New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Millfield | |
| Coordinates | 32°52′54″S 151°16′04″E / 32.88167°S 151.26778°E |
| Population | 1,006 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2325 |
| Location | 12 km (7 mi) SW of Cessnock |
| LGA(s) | City of Cessnock |
| State electorate(s) | Cessnock |
| Federal division(s) | Hunter |
Millfield is a town in the City of Cessnock municipality of New South Wales.[2] It had a population of 1,006 as of the 2016 census.[1]
Millfield contains a general store and the historic Rising Sun Inn, which now operates as a museum.[3]
Millfield Public School opened in 1868.[4] The school had an enrolment of 62 students in 2015.[5] A second school in Millfield, Crawfordville Public School, operated from 1929 to 1970.[6]
Millfield Post Office opened in 1854.[7]
St Luke's Anglican Church was built in 1880.[8] It was flagged for potential closure and sale in June 2018 as part of a diocese plan to raise funds for redress of survivors of child sexual abuse, with services to be consolidated with St John's Church in Cessnock.[9][10] The church had absorbed the congregation of St. Thomas's at Ellalong when that church closed in 2014.[11]
Millfield Cemetery, located in Hayes Road, is managed by the Cessnock City Council.[12]
A new 100-lot residential development, the Rosehill Estate, was released for sale in May 2017. The development was controversial: the original plan for 700 houses did not go ahead, and 500 residents signed a petition against the revised plan on the grounds of overdevelopment of the historic village; however, the rezoning was approved in 2014, with a subsequent council rescission motion lost by one vote. A further 222-block development is proposed off Mount View Road. This has also been the source of controversy, as residents have protested that it could almost double the population of the village.[13][14][15][16]
Heritage listings[edit]
Millfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 95-97 Wollombi Road: Rising Sun Inn[17]
- 15-29 Bennett Street , Crawfordville School[18]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Millfield (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
- ^ "Millfield". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "A dry week in the Hunter". traveller.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Millfield". School history database search. Department of Education. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Millfield Public School. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Crawfordville School (Former)". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Millfield". Post Office Reference. Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Plan of St. Luke's Church, situated in Millfield, NSW, Australia". University of Newcastle. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "Church sells offs to fund compensation". Maitland Mercury. 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Churches could be sold to meet redress". Cessnock Advertiser. 27 June 2018.
- ^ "Parishioners farewell St. Thomas's Ellalong". Cessnock Advertiser. 30 September 2014.
- ^ "Millfield Cemetery". Cessnock City Council. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- ^ "First residents move into Rosehill". Cessnock Advertiser. 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Planners to meet with Millfield residents". Cessnock Advertiser. 8 March 2017.
- ^ "Residents call for further scrutiny of Millfield housing project". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2014.
- ^ "A CESSNOCK City Council decision". The Newcastle Herald. 20 June 2013.
- ^ "Rising Sun Inn (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H00529. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.
- ^ "Crawfordville School (Former) | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
