Millfield, New South Wales

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
Cessnock, New South Wales
Millfield
Coordinates32°52′54″S 151°16′04″E
Population1,006 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2325
Location12 km (7 mi) SW of Cessnock
LGA(s)City of Cessnock
State electorate(s)Cessnock
Federal Division(s)Hunter

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

Millfield has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Millfield (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  2. "Millfield". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  3. "A dry week in the Hunter". traveller.com.au. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  4. "Millfield". School history database search. Department of Education. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  5. "2015 Annual Report" (PDF). Millfield Public School. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  6. "Crawfordville School (Former)". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  7. "Millfield". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  8. "Plan of St. Luke's Church, situated in Millfield, NSW, Australia". University of Newcastle. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  9. "Church sells offs to fund compensation". Maitland Mercury. 27 June 2018.
  10. "Churches could be sold to meet redress". Cessnock Advertiser. 27 June 2018.
  11. "Parishioners farewell St. Thomas's Ellalong". Cessnock Advertiser. 30 September 2014.
  12. "Millfield Cemetery". Cessnock City Council. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  13. "First residents move into Rosehill". Cessnock Advertiser. 28 February 2018.
  14. "Planners to meet with Millfield residents". Cessnock Advertiser. 8 March 2017.
  15. "Residents call for further scrutiny of Millfield housing project". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 1 October 2014.
  16. "A CESSNOCK City Council decision". The Newcastle Herald. 20 June 2013.
  17. "Rising Sun Inn (former)". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00529. Retrieved 18 May 2018.
  18. "Crawfordville School (Former) | NSW Environment, Energy and Science". www.environment.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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