Whitton, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Whitton
state = nsw


caption = Train station, now disused and relocated to the town museum
lga = Leeton Shire Council
postcode = 2705
pop = 394 (2006 census)
est =
elevation= 147
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
county = Cooper
stategov = Murrumbidgee
fedgov = Riverina
dist1 = 11
location1= Gogeldrie
dist2 = 22
location2= Leeton

Whitton is a small town located in Leeton Shire in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is named after John Whitton (1820-98), famous Engineer-in-Charge of the New South Wales Government Railways. The railway reached Whitton in 1881. At the 2006 census, Whitton had a population of 394.Census 2006 AUS|id=UCL183400|name=Whitton (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=2007-06-30|quick=on]

Whitton plays home to the Ricebowl Hotel, a general store, a post office, St John's Anglican Church, and a few houses.

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Whitton recently celebrated its 150 years railway celebration in 2003 and soon will hold it Whitton Public School 125 years in 2009.