Mangrove Creek, New South Wales

Mangrove Creek Central Coast, New South Wales
Postcode(s)	2250
Location	29 km (18 mi) NW of Gosford
LGA(s)	City of Gosford
Parish	Mangrove
State electorate(s)	Gosford
Federal Division(s)	Robertson

Mangrove Creek is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located about 14 kilometres (9 mi) upstream and north of Spencer along the Mangrove Creek watercourse. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area.

It derives its name from the waterway, which was first mentioned in 1829 by surveyor William Romaine Govett (1807-1848) in relation to mangroves in the area, which were burnt for ash which was used to make soap.^[1]

References

↑ Gosford City Library. "Placenames". Retrieved 21 July 2007.

Suburbs of the City of Gosford, Central Coast, New South Wales

Towns, suburbs and localities	Avoca Beach Bar Point Bensville Blackwall Booker Bay Bouddi Box Head Calga Central Mangrove Cheero Point Cogra Bay Copacabana Daleys Point Davistown East Gosford Empire Bay Erina Erina Heights Ettalong Beach Forresters Beach Glenworth Valley Gosford Green Point Greengrove Gunderman Hardys Bay Holgate Horsfield Bay Kariong Killcare Killcare Heights Kincumber Kincumber South Koolewong Kulnura Lisarow Little Wobby Lower Mangrove MacMasters Beach Mangrove Creek Mangrove Mountain Marlow Matcham Mooney Mooney Mooney Mooney Creek Mount Elliot Mount White Narara Niagara Park North Avoca North Gosford Patonga Pearl Beach Peats Ridge Phegans Bay Picketts Valley Point Clare Point Frederick Pretty Beach St Huberts Island Saratoga Somersby Spencer Springfield Tascott Terrigal Umina Beach Upper Mangrove Wagstaffe Wamberal Wendoree Park West Gosford Wisemans Ferry Wondabyne Woy Woy Woy Woy Bay Wyoming Yattalunga

Rivers and other waterways	Brisbane Water Erina Creek Ettalong Creek Forresters Creek Kincumber Creek Mangrove Creek Mooney Mooney Creek Mullet Creek Terrigal Lagoon Wamberal Lagoon Woy Woy Creek

National parks	Bouddi Brisbane Water Dharug

Other places and points of interest	Central Coast Stadium Central Coast Highway Erina Fair Sydney–Newcastle Freeway Watagan Mountains

List of Central Coast, New South Wales suburbs

Coordinates: 33°20′24″S 151°08′35″E / 33.340°S 151.143°E / -33.340; 151.143

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