What is Appin, New South Wales?
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town | name = Appin | state = nsw | image = Appin Town Entry Sign.jpg | caption = Northern entry to Appin | coordinates = {{coord|34|12|S|150|47|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | lga = Wollondilly Shire | postcode = 2560 | pop = 2633 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC10063|name=Appin (State Suburb)|accessdate=13 July 2017|quick=on}}</ref> | established = | elevation= 150 | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Wollondilly|Wollondilly]] | fedgov = [[Division of Macarthur|Macarthur]] | dist1 = 16 | location1= [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] | dist2 = 35 | location2= [[Wollongong, New South Wales|Wollongong]] | region = [[Macarthur, New South Wales|Macarthur]] | dist3 = 75 | location3= [[Sydney]] | near-nw = [[Menangle, New South Wales|Menangle]] | near-n = [[Wedderburn, New South Wales|Wedderburn]] | near-ne = [[Helensburgh, New South Wales|Helensburgh]] | near-w = [[Douglas Park, New South Wales|Douglas Park]] | near-e = [[Stanwell Tops, New South Wales|Stanwell Tops]] | near-sw = [[Wilton, New South Wales|Wilton]] | near-s = [[Cataract, New South Wales|Cataract]] | near-se = [[Stanwell Tops, New South Wales|Stanwell Tops]] }} [[Image:Appin St Bedes Church.jpg|thumb|220px|St. Bedes Church, Appin ]] '''Appin''' is a town in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]] in [[Wollondilly Shire]]. It is situated about 16&nbsp;kilometres south of [[Campbelltown, New South Wales|Campbelltown]] and 35&nbsp;kilometres north west of [[Wollongong, New South Wales|Wollongong]]. In 2006, there were 1,423 people living in Appin. The fifth village settled in Australia, it is now on the fringe of the Sydney urban area.<ref name=smh/> The town was named by Governor [[Lachlan Macquarie]] in 1811 after a [[Appin|small village]] on the coast of [[Scotland]] where his wife was born. <ref name=smh>[http://www.smh.com.au/ne