A small town under the local government area of City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Martinsville is situated 8 kilometres northwest of Morisset, 13.8 kilometres northwest of Cooranbong, 21.8 kilometres southwest of Brunkerville (via Freemans Drive), 74.5 kilometres east of Laguna (via Wollombi Road) and 136 kilometres northeast of the state capital of Sydney. Martinsville lies in a small valley at the foot of the Watagan Mountains, mostly surrounded by elevated forested areas and flanked by the Watagans National Park to the west, Heaton State Forest to the north and Onley State Forest to the East. European settlement in the area was established between 1861 and 1866, with timber as its primary industry. A public school opened in...
A small town under the local government area of City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Martinsville is situated 8 kilometres northwest of Morisset, 13.8 kilometres northwest of Cooranbong, 21.8 kilometres southwest of Brunkerville (via Freemans Drive), 74.5 kilometres east of Laguna (via Wollombi Road) and 136 kilometres northeast of the state capital of Sydney. Martinsville lies in a
A small town under the local government area of City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Martinsville is situated 8 kilometres northwest of Morisset, 13.8 kilometres northwest of Cooranbong, 21.8 kilometres southwest of Brunkerville (via Freemans Drive), 74.5 kilometres east of Laguna (via Wollombi Road) and 136 kilometres northeast of the state capital of Sydney. Martinsville lies in a small valley at the foot of the Watagan Mountains, mostly surrounded by elevated forested areas and flanked by the Watagans National Park to the west, Heaton State Forest to the north and Onley State Forest to the East. European settlement in the area was established between 1861 and 1866, with timber as its primary industry. A public school opened in the town in 1878, but it was eventually closed and students started attending the Cooranbong Community School instead.