Location
Ellenborough is a parish and village straddling the Oxley Highway and the Ellenborough River, less than one kilometre south of its confluence with the Hastings River. The village is about 33 km west of Wauchope and approximately 71 km east of Walcha. The boundaries are within the Port Macquarie-Hastings Council and Macquarie County. (wikipedia)
History
The village was named by the surveyor and explorer, John Oxley, after Edward Law, 1st Baron Ellenborough (1750–1818), Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales.
Heritage items of significance in the village include: Ellenborough Cemetery and the police station along with the large trees growing there.
The Ellenborough Public School has now been closed. (wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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