Invergowrie, New South Wales

Invergowrie, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Invergowrie
state = nsw


caption =
lga = Uralla Shire Council
postcode = 2350
est =
pop = 624
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Northern Tablelands
fedgov = New England
dist1 = 506
dir1 = N
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 483
dir2 = S
location2= Brisbane
dist3 = 17
dir3 = W
location3= Armidale
dist4 = 19
dir4 = N
location4= Uralla, New South Wales

Invergowrie is a locality in the Uralla Shire Local Government Area in the New England region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located about 16km west of Armidale, about half-way between Sydney and Brisbane and approximately 200km inland from Coffs Harbour on the Pacific coast. Invergowrie is a popular rural neighbourhood for staff of the University of New England. At the 2006 census, Invergowrie and the surrounding area had a population of 624.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC17573
name=Invergowrie (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-07-13
quick=on
] It has a little store, a fuel station, a Rural Fire Service station and a child care centre.

Invergowrie was named after the village Invergowrie in Scotland. The name is apparently derived from Gaelic words which mean "meeting place of goats".

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