Tascott is a suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

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, located between Gosford

Gosford, New South Wales

Gosford is a city located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, approximately 76 km north of the Sydney central business district...

 and Woy Woy

Woy Woy, New South Wales

Woy Woy is a coastal town and a southern suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located on the southern reaches of Brisbane Water north of Sydney...

 on Brisbane Water

Brisbane Water

Brisbane Water is the northern arm of Broken Bay on the east coast of New South Wales Australia. Brisbane Water is named after Sir Thomas Brisbane, Governor of New South Wales between 1820 and 1825...

's western shore. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area

Local Government Areas of New South Wales

The local government areas of New South Wales, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas...

.

It was founded by Thomas Alison Scott and his wife Clare Scott. Thomas Alison Scott was the first person in Australia to grow sugar cane.

The suburb contains Tascott railway station

Tascott railway station, New South Wales

-Transport links:Busways runs five routes via Tascott railway station:*Route 50 - between Woy Woy and Mount Ettalong*Route 51 - between Woy Woy and Ettalong*Route 52 - between Woy Woy and Umina*Route 53 - between Woy Woy and Umina-Short platforms:...

, which is on the Main North railway line

Main North railway line, New South Wales

The Main North Line is a major railway in New South Wales, Australia. It runs through the Central Coast, Hunter and the New England regions. The line was the original main line between Sydney and Brisbane, however this required a change of gauge at Wallangarra...

, and a shop which sells basic items.