Leycester is a locality within the City of Lismore local government area in New South Wales, Australia.
Leycester lies on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung people.[1] The locality, like Leycester Creek, was named after early settler and amateur naturalist Augustus Adolphus Leycester, who took up the pastoral lease at Tunstall Station with his partner Robert Shaw.[2] Leycester Creek, then known as Duck Creek, was the northern boundary of Tunstall Station (now Tuncester).[3]
Leycester is a local government area within the City of Lismore.[4][5] In the 2021 Australian census, there were 146 residents, none of whom identified as Indigenous Australians. Of these, 82.2% were born in Australia.[6]
References
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- ^ Irish., C. A. (21 March 1999). "NSW Railway Station Names and Origins". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Early settlers". Lismore City Council. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Local government area for Leycester, NSW". bonzle.com. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "2021 Leycester, Census Community Profiles". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "2021 Leycester, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 17 September 2024.