Metford is a suburb of the city of Maitland, New South Wales, Australia. It is on the New England Highway and has a railway station on NSW TrainLink's Hunter line. The line was opened in 1857, and the station was opened on 17 March 1995.Brian Langton MLA, "Questions and Answers - 491: Railway Station Openings" : New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Hansard, 16 April 1996, p. 1006. Accessed January 7, 2008.
Metford is also home to the Mindaribba Aboriginal Cultural Centre, which Maitland City Council describes as the base of the Mindaribba Local Aboriginal Land Council.
Education There are two main schools in Metford, one being Metford Public School, a co-ed government primary school. and Maitland Christian School, a co-ed Baptist K–12 school.
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