23 Townend Road, Hughes NT 822, Australia
The property at 23 Townend Road is a house. It is listed simply as a residential dwelling in the features.
The property is about 1–2 km from the Hughes settlement, with the exact distance recorded as 1.6 km.
The eastern portion of Hughes, north of Townend Road, is characterised by mostly small farms and rural residential development.
Hughes Airfield occupies much of the western half of the locality adjacent to the Stuart Highway. Originally built during World War II, it is now used occasionally and supports aerial firefighting operations.
Hughes is located approximately 38 km (about 24 mi) south‑west of Darwin.
The locality was named after W A Hughes, who served as Director of Mines in the Northern Territory before the Second World War.
