Raleigh is a small town on in the Mid North Coast

Mid North Coast, New South Wales

The Mid North Coast is a country region in the north east of the state of New South Wales, Australia. The region covers the mid to north coast of NSW, beginning at Seal Rocks, 275 km north of Sydney, and extending as far north as Woolgoolga, 562 km north of Sydney, a distance of roughly...

 region of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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, in Bellingen Shire Council

Bellingen Shire Council

Bellingen Shire is a Local Government Area on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Pacific Highway, Waterfall Way and the North Coast railway line.- Towns and localities :* Bellingen* Bostobrick* Brierfield* Cascade* Darkwood...

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

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, Raleigh had a population of 259. The town is south of Coffs Harbour

Coffs Harbour, New South Wales

-History:By the early 1900s, the Coffs Harbour area had become an important timber production centre. Before the opening of the North Coast Railway Line, the only way to transport large items of heavy but low value, such as timber, was by coastal shipping. This meant sawmillers on the North Coast...

 and Sawtell

Sawtell, New South Wales

Sawtell is a coastal suburb of Coffs Harbour in northern New South Wales, Australia.- History :The original inhabitants of the land were Aborigines of the Gumbaynggirr clan. The Aboriginal name for the land where the town now stands was Bongil Bongil....

 and north of Nambucca Heads

Nambucca Heads, New South Wales

Nambucca Heads is a town on the Mid North Coast of New South Wales, Australia in Nambucca Shire. It is a holiday and retirement centre located on a ridge north of the estuary of the Nambucca River near the Pacific Highway, which now bypasses it. Its 2006 population was 6,137, including 445 ...

. It is located in Raleigh County

Raleigh County, New South Wales

Raleigh County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It includes Nambucca Heads, and lies south of the Bellinger River.The origin of the name Raleigh county is unknown.- Parishes within this county:...

 and is perhaps named after it. It has one school, Raleigh Public School, which is located opposite a Norco dairy factory. A railway station on the North Coast line

North Coast railway line, New South Wales

The North Coast Line is the primary rail route in the Mid North Coast and Northern Rivers regions of New South Wales, and forms a major part of the Sydney-Brisbane rail corridor....

opened in 1915, but was subsequently closed and demolished.