Avalon Sydney, New South Wales
Avalon Beach, looking north
Postcode:	2107
Location:	35 km (22 mi) north of Sydney CBD
LGA:	Pittwater Council
State District:	Pittwater
Federal Division:	Mackellar
Suburbs around Avalon: Coasters Retreat Palm Beach Whale Beach Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park Avalon Tasman Sea Clareville Bilgola Bilgola

A view of Avalon town centre

Avalon is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Avalon is located 35 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region. Avalon's commercial centre has cafes, book stores and a cinema. Avalon Beach is generally regarded as an excellent surfing beach.^{[attribution needed]} This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 800 pixel, file size: 289 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... “km” redirects here. ... “Miles” redirects here. ... The Sydney central business district (CBD) is, commercially, the most important in Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in New South Wales Types of LGAs in 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. ... Pittwater Council is a Local Government Area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Location within Sydney Pittwater is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Mackellar is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of New South Wales. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Coasters Retreat is a locality in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... The shoreline at Palm Beach Palm Beach[2] is one of the northernmost beachside suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located at the end of the Barrenjoey between the Pittwater and Broken Bay. ... Whale Beach is a beachside suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Ku-ring-gai Chase is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 25 km north of Sydney located largely within the Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby, Warringah and Pittwater municipal areas. ... fuck you Map of the Tasman Sea Satellite photo of the Tasman Sea The Tasman Sea is the large body of water between Australia and New Zealand, some 2000 kilometres (1250 miles) across. ... Clareville is a locality in Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bilgola is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Bilgola is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 800 pixel, file size: 334 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixelsFull resolution (1200 × 800 pixel, file size: 334 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) (All user names refer to en. ... “Suburbia” redirects here. ... This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... A kilometre (American spelling: kilometer) (symbol: km) is a unit of length equal to 1000 metres (from the Greek words khilia = thousand and metro = count/measure). ... A view of the Sydney CBD from Farm Cove Map of the CBD The central business district (CBD) of Sydney, the capital of New South Wales, Australia, extends southwards for about 2 km from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Pittwater Council is a Local Government Area on the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Manly Beach The Northern Beaches is a general term used to describe the place in which many people who consider themselves to be elite or just somewhat snobby live. ... For other uses, see Surfing (disambiguation). ...

History

Avalon was named after the mythical Avalon, a legendary island in Celtic languages mythology. According to legends, Avalon was an earthly paradise and the final resting place of King Arthur. ^[1] For other uses, see Avalon (disambiguation). ... The Celtic languages are the languages descended from Proto-Celtic, or Common Celtic, a branch of the greater Indo-European language family. ... For other uses, see King Arthur (disambiguation). ...

European settlement

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The first land grant in the area was 60 acres to John Farrell in 1827. A 400 acre land grant was made to Father John Joseph Therry in 1833, who fought hard for the recognition of the Catholic Church in the colony. He built a church in this area but his plans for a settlement never eventuated. In the 1920s, the area was still known as 'Priest's Flat'. Arthur J Small handled a subdivision in 1921 and chose the name Avalon. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ...

Baywatch

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An episode of the American television show, Baywatch, was shot at Avalon Beach in the late 1990s. Producers of the show, seeking to relocate from their Californian base due to cost constraints, proposed a full relocation to Avalon. However, following complaints from residents (supported by former world surfing champion and local property owner Mark Warren), the series moved instead to Hawaii. Image File history File links Question_book-3. ... A television program is the content of television broadcasting. ... Baywatch is an American television series about the Los Angeles County Lifeguards who patrol the crowded beaches of Los Angeles County, California. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Mark Warren (born January 4, 1960) is one of only 10 match officials from the United Kingdom to have been a match official in a FIFA World Cup Final. ... This article is about the U.S. State. ...

Sport and recreation

Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club members patrol Avalon Beach.^[2] Avalon Soccer Club, established 1982, has over 80 teams and 1000 registered players. Avalon Junior Rugby League Club has contributed several players active in the Australian National Rugby League. Avalon also has a small nine hole golf course. This article is about the sport. ...

References

External links

• Avalon, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°38′01″S 151°19′57″E / -33.63358, 151.33257 (Avalon, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°38′01″S 151°19′57″E / -33.63358, 151.33257 (Avalon, New South Wales)

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