Bylong, New South Wales

Bylong New South Wales
Bylong village
Bylong
Coordinates	32°25′0″S 150°07′0″E / 32.41667°S 150.11667°E / -32.41667; 150.11667Coordinates: 32°25′0″S 150°07′0″E / 32.41667°S 150.11667°E / -32.41667; 150.11667
Postcode(s)	2849
LGA(s)	Mid-Western Regional Council
State electorate(s)	Upper Hunter
Federal Division(s)	Hunter, Parkes

Bylong is a village in New South Wales, Australia, in the Mid-Western Regional Council. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way.

The area is home to numerous horse studs. The champion racehorse horse and sire Heroic was born in the area.

Bylong hosts an annual Mouse racing event.

Access

From the Hunter Region travel west along the Golden Highway and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way 1 km before Sandy Hollow.
From Ilford travel 2 km north along the Castlereagh Highway and turn onto the Bylong Valley Way.

Bylong has a railway crossing loop on the Sandy Hollow- Gulgong railway line. The railway passes through a long tunnel nearby.

Preceding station		NSW Branch lines		Following station
Akuna towards Gulgong		Sandy Hollow – Gulgong Line		Kerrabee towards Sandy Hollow

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