Thornton railway station, New South Wales

Thornton is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is bisected by the New England Highway. Post code 2322, including Thornton, Beresfield, Tarro and Hexham, had a population of 14,654 in 2001. In the year 2021, 20 years later this population has increased to 24,373

Thornton Redbacks FC is a semi-professional football club based in Thornton in the Hunter Region, New South Wales. Thornton Redbacks FC currently competes in the Northern NSW Football Northern League One with senior teams in First Grade, Reserve Grade and U18's and whilst junior teams range from U13 to U16. The Northern NSW Football Northern League One is the second tier of football sitting under the NNSWF National Premier Leagues.

Beresfield is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.

Beresfield railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It opened on 31 July 1925, serving the western Newcastle suburb of Beresfield.

Metford railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves Metford in the eastern suburbs of Maitland, opening on 17 March 1995.

Woodberry is one of the easternmost suburbs of the City of Maitland in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2011 census, Woodberry's population was 3,155. Most of the population lives in residential subdivisions while almost 84% of the suburb's land is rural in nature. Rental accommodation is occupied by a third of the residents.It lies to the west of the Hunter River, 2.4 kilometres (1.5 mi) of which forms the suburb's eastern border, separating it from Heatherbrae and Tomago in the Port Stephens local government area. It is connected by road to the adjoining suburbs of Millers Forest, Beresfield and Tarro. Much of Woodberry is low-lying floodplain and when the Hunter River floods, the roads to Millers Forest and Tarro sometimes become impassable. However, the residential area is elevated and access to Beresfield remains available. There is a government co-ed primary school called Woodberry Public School on Lawson Avenue in Woodberry.

Chisholm is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-northwest from Newcastle, and 7 kilometres (4 mi) south-east from Maitland. The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people.As at the 2016 Census, Chisholm had a population of almost 1,500. On 6 October 2011 it was announced that an additional 5,000 housing lots were to be released which estimated accommodation for an additional 15,000 residents.

Tarro () is a north-western suburb of the Newcastle City Council local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It, and parts of nearby Beresfield, was originally known as Upper Hexham, "lower" Hexham being an older settlement located about 5 kilometres (3 mi) to the east on the Hunter River. The name "Tarro" reportedly means "stone" in an Aboriginal language.At the 2006 census, Tarro had a population of 1,558, almost all of which is concentrated in the south-western corner of the suburb.

Tarro railway station is located on the Main Northern line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the western Newcastle suburb of Tarro, opening on 1 August 1871.

Ashtonfield is a suburb in the City of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is the location of Ashtonfield Public School, est. in 2007 and the recently upgraded Stockland Greenhills.

Berry Park is a small rural locality within the City of Maitland, New South Wales. It is located approximately 132 km from the capital Sydney covering an area of 8.811 square kilometres.

Hunter Valley Grammar School (abbreviated as HVGS) is an independent secular co-educational early learning, primary, and secondary day school, located in Ashtonfield, a suburb of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is named after the Hunter Valley, in which it is located. The school caters for approximately 1,215 students from pre-school through to Year 12. Hunter Valley Grammar School is affiliated with the Association of Heads of Independent Schools of Australia (AHISA), the Junior School Heads Association of Australia (JSHAA), the Association of Independent Schools of New South Wales (AISNSW), and Hunter Region Independent Schools (HRIS). The school is also an International Baccalaureate (IB) School offering the Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP) and Career-related Programme.