Bexhill, New South Wales

Bexhill is a small village in New South Wales, Australia. As of 2006, the town had a population of 472 people. It is located about 35km from Byron Bay and about 11km from Lismore. It is located on the Murwillumbah railway line and on Bangalow Road.AttractionsBexhill is well known for its pleasant open air cathedral which is managed by volunteers of the Uniting Church. The "cathedral" has attractive native gardens and overlooks a large length of valley and hills along Coopers Creek. It is well used for wedding services and special events.The village also contains an old brick pit which is officially closed for recreational purposes due to metal contaminated water naturally leached from the surrounding rocks but the attractive colour of the lake in the pit and Bexhills hot summer weather mean that many people swim there despite the danger.GeographyThe village is located on the end of a ridge of basalt hills (though the village itself is actually located on sedimentary rocks of the Clarence Moreton Basin and is surrounded by the Wilsons River and Coopers Creek flood plains.The village is located a short distance, 11km, from Lismore on the Bangalow Road and the Murwillumbah railway line.HistoryBexhill, established in the early 19th century, was the central point of the early North Coast of New South Wales. In the 19th century Bexhill was known as Baldhill.