Hinton is a suburb of the Port Stephens local government area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.

[4] In 1835 the post office requested a name for the town and the surveyor general suggested Hinton prior to this it was known as the second arm of the Hunter river.

[6] Due to the close proximity of the Hunter and Paterson rivers and the low elevation of surrounding ground the town is often isolated for a number of days during periods of exceptionally high rainfall.

[9] Rev Phillip Lane joined the fellowship and began the first pastor in August 1856.

[1] Media related to Hinton, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons