Southampton, New South Wales — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live local weather conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Southampton, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
| Locality | Southampton |
| State | New South Wales (NSW) |
| Local Government Area | Clarence Valley Council |
| Country | Australia |
| Timezone | Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT) |
| Remoteness | Inner Regional Australia |
| Latitude | -29.71428 |
| Longitude | 152.9083 |
| Area | 9.7 km² |
| Postcode | 2460 |
| Area Code | 02 |
| Distance to Sydney | 489 km north-northeast |
Southampton is a locality in the Clarence Valley Council local government area of New South Wales, Australia. The locality covers an area of 9.7 km². It lies approximately 489 km north-northeast of Sydney. Southampton is located at 29.7143°S, 152.9083°E. It observes Australian Eastern Time (AEST/AEDT). Postcode: 2460. The Australian Bureau of Statistics classifies the area as Inner Regional Australia.
Southampton rests beside the broad, slow-moving waters of the Manning River, its landscape a gentle tapestry of emerald pastures and scattered groves of eucalyptus. It lies 69.3 km north-north-west of Coffs Harbour, NSW (from Coffs Harbour, NSW: bearing 342°T), and is situated 4.7 km south-west of Grafton. The air here carries a subtle, earthy sweetness, a blend of damp soil after a morning shower and the faint perfume of ripening citrus. Fields, sometimes stretching towards the horizon in a muted, sun-bleached green, are punctuated by the sturdy shapes of cattle and the occasional glint of corrugated iron roofs on weathered farmhouses. The river itself, a constant, shimmering presence, breathes a cool, damp breath onto the land, its banks often fringed with weeping paperbarks, their slender branches trailing in the water like long, dark hair. The sky above Southampton often displays a luminous, washed-out blue, a canvas for clouds that drift with a languid, unhurried grace.
The story of Southampton is intertwined with the rich alluvial plains of the Manning Valley, a land that has sustained life and commerce for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil, established a thriving agricultural base, with dairying and citrus orchards becoming the lifeblood of the local economy. This enduring connection to the land is still evident in the quiet hum of tractors in the distance and the roadside stalls piled high with freshly picked produce. The river, once a vital artery for transporting goods and people, now serves as a tranquil backdrop for a more relaxed pace of life, its calm surface reflecting the changing colours of the sky at dawn and dusk. Remnants of older structures, perhaps a disused jetty or a stone wall slowly being reclaimed by native grasses, whisper of a past that shaped the character of Southampton into the peaceful, agricultural centre it is today.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Southampton, New South Wales with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions with current observations and a 7-day forecast are powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while an editorially written description provides background on Southampton, in the Clarence Valley Council local government area.
Detailed location data for Southampton includes the postcode (2460), telephone area code (02), and local government area (Clarence Valley Council), with an ABS remoteness classification of Inner Regional Australia. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any Australian city, town or locality.
Location data is drawn from Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020) and enriched with GeoNames and Australian Bureau of Statistics data, matched by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Southampton is identified even where the name is shared across multiple localities.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | Geoscape Administrative Boundaries (GDA2020); enriched with GeoNames and ABS 2021 Census data, matched by coordinate proximity |
| Description | Editorial description generated with AI assistance from verified Geoscape, ABS and GeoNames location data. |