Beecroft Sydney, New South Wales
Beecroft Village retail centre, Hannah Street
Population:	8,614,000 (2006)
Postcode:	2119
Location:	22 km (14 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	Hornsby Shire
State District:	Epping
Federal Division:	Berowra
Suburbs around Beecroft: West Pennant Hills Pennant Hills Pennant Hills West Pennant Hills Beecroft Cheltenham Carlingford Carlingford Epping

Beecroft is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Beecroft is located 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. Beecroft is in the Upper North Shore region and also considered to be part of the Hills District. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... NSW redirects here. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 533 pixel Image in higher resolution (1200 × 800 pixel, file size: 347 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Beecroft Village retail centre; Hannah Street; 09July2006 I, the creator of this work, hereby grant the permission to copy, distribute and/or modify... 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. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... Hornsby Shire is a vast Local Government Area in the North Shore region of Sydney, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... Epping 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. ... Berowra is an Australian Electoral Division in New South Wales. ... Upper Class suburb 24km northwest of the central business district of Sydney. ... Pennant Hills is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Pennant Hills is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Upper Class suburb 24km northwest of the central business district of Sydney. ... Cheltenham is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, within the Hornsby Shire local government area, about 20 kilometres north-west of the Central Business District. ... Carlingford Village Shopping Centre. ... Carlingford Village Shopping Centre. ... Epping is a suburb in north-west Sydney, Australia, approximately 18-20km from the central business district. ... “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. ... Hornsby Shire is a vast Local Government Area in the North Shore region of Sydney, Australia. ... The Upper North Shore is an informal term for the upper northern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia which are located on the north shore of Sydney Harbour. ... Hills District is a general term for the north-western suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

History

Beecroft was, before its suburban development, orchard country. The railway came through the area in 1886 and Sir Henry Copeland, Minister of Lands, conducted a survey of the area to determine its suitability as a residential area. He named the suburb after the maiden name of his two wives, Hannah and Mary Beecroft, (two sisters he married in succession). Their names are also remembered through the respective naming of the suburb's east/west streets; Hannah Street, Copeland Road and Mary Street.

Beecroft was also the site of the first specialist children's bookshop in Australia. ^{[citation needed]}.

Location

Like much of the surrounding area of Northern Sydney, Beecroft is located on a number of hills and gullies. Its highest point lies along its Northern frontier along Pennant Hills Road and slopes downward toward the South and the East. The slope poses constraints upon the Main Northern Railway Line, with numerous diesel freight trains subject to stalling while travelling uphill.

Within the suburb, a number of small creeks flow through into the Lane Cove River, including Devlins Creek and Byall Creek. Prior to the construction of the M2 Motorway, the southern end of Sutherland Road was subject to flooding from Devlins Creek during heavy rains. The Lane Cove River is a tributary of the Parramatta River and its lower reaches form an arm of Sydney Harbour, Australia. ...

Beecroft, with its leafy, tree-lined streets, is unusually reminiscent of a village in the English counties. Some of Sydney's most historically important houses are found in Beecroft, many of which are distinctively Australian, including several Federation houses on one of Sydney's oldest and most expensive residential streets, Malton Road. ^{[citation needed]}. For other uses, see England (disambiguation). ... Federation freestyle mansion in South Yarra, Victoria Federation shopfront in Mosman, New South Wales Federation architecture refers to the architectural style in Australia, predominantly in the Federation period c. ...

Commercial area

The majority of commercial activity conducted in Beecroft is concentrated within a couple of blocks. Although not large by Sydney standards, it is nonetheless important in servicing the suburb and its immediate area, including parts of Cheltenham. The commercial area is located between Beecroft Road and Beecroft railway station. In keeping with the spirit of the traditional heritage, Old English is used throughout as the typeset of the Beecroft Village arcade. Hannah Street, the Suburb's main Commercial Street, underwent a significant beautification upgrade in 2005. Cheltenham is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, within the Hornsby Shire local government area, about 20 kilometres north-west of the Central Business District. ... Beecroft is a CityRail railway station on Sydneys Main Northern railway line. ...

Transport

Beecroft railway station

Beecroft Road

Beecroft railway station is on the Northern railway line of the CityRail network. In addition to the usual passenger railway traffic, the Main Northern Line also acts as an intercity and freight train thoroghfare passing through Beecroft.Beecroft is also serviced by various bus routes including routes 623 and 635 from Sydney Buses and Hillsbus respectively (formerly the Glenorie Bus Company). Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1399 KB) Summary Photograph of Beecroft railway station, Sydney, taken from a nearby road overpass, looking north. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 1399 KB) Summary Photograph of Beecroft railway station, Sydney, taken from a nearby road overpass, looking north. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 452 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1232 × 1632 pixel, file size: 485 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Southbound shot of Beecroft Road, taken from the intersection of Beecroft Rd, Kirkham St and The Cresent I, the creator of this work... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 452 × 599 pixel Image in higher resolution (1232 × 1632 pixel, file size: 485 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Southbound shot of Beecroft Road, taken from the intersection of Beecroft Rd, Kirkham St and The Cresent I, the creator of this work... Beecroft is a CityRail railway station on Sydneys Main Northern railway line. ... The Northern Line is part of the metropolitan rail network in Sydney known as CityRail, running between North Sydney and Hornsby via Strathfield and Central. ... This article is on the commuter rail network centred on Sydney, Australia. ... The State Transit Authority of New South Wales (STA) is an agency of the Government of New South Wales based in Sydney, Australia operating bus and ferry services. ...

Prior to the construction of the M2 Hills Motorway, Beecroft's main road thoroughfare was commissioned as part of Sydney's Metroad system of major arterial roads and throughways. Beecroft Road was part of the Metroad 2 thoroughfare which took motorists between Sydney's Central Business District and Windsor via the Sydney Harbour Bridge, Epping and Castle Hill. The M2 Hills Motorway (also known as the Hills M2 Motorway, M2 Motorway or simply M2) is a motorway in north-western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... A Metroad route marker as used in Sydney and Brisbane Metroads are the primary road routes serving the Sydney and Brisbane metropolitan areas in Australia. ... Metroad 2 marker Metroad 2 is a Metroad in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Like many of the other suburbs of Sydney, most residents of Beecroft are employed outside the immediate area. The most common locations include the Sydney Central Business District, North Sydney, Hornsby, Macquarie Centre (in Macquarie Park), Epping, Chatswood and Parramatta. Some of these links have strengthened in recent years due in part to the construction of the M2 Hills Motorway. 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. ... See also: North Sydney, Nova Scotia North Sydney is the name of a suburb, local and federal government area, and commercial district on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Hornsby is the seat of Hornsby Shire, in the North Shore region of Sydney, Australia. ... The Macquarie Centres main entrance and bus stop on Herring Road. ... Macquarie Park is a suburb in the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Epping is a suburb in north-west Sydney, Australia, approximately 18-20km from the central business district. ... Chatswoood area Chatswood skyline Chatswood is a suburb on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... This article does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

Churches

The Anglican church - formerly the Church of England - was especially prominent in Beecroft society. The suburb itself has three churches within its boundaries; St. John's Anglican (Church of England) Church and Beecroft Uniting Church on Beecroft Road, with Beecroft Presbyterian Church on Mary Street, opposite the school.

Schools

Beecroft has two Primary Schools residing on Beecroft Road, and two other Primary schools, and a High School on the border of Carlingford, New South Wales. Carlingford Village Shopping Centre. ...

• Beecroft Primary School
• Arden Anglican School

Bordered on North Rocks Road and Carlingford: Beecroft Primary School is a primary school located in Beecroft, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Arden Anglican School is the name given to an Anglican coeducational primary school in Beecroft, New South Wales, Australia, and a secondary campus in Epping. ...

• Roselea Public School
• St. Gerard Majella Catholic Primary School
• Carlingford High School

Carlingford High School is a government high school located in Carlingford, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ...

Sport and recreation

Beecroft is also bestowed with a number of recreational facilities within its boundaries. Beecroft is home to the exclusive Pennant Hills Golf Club, as well as a lawn bowls club near the school, a football pitch at Booth Park, a lawn tennis club, as well as general park space at the Village Green, walking trails through Chilworth Reserve and other forested areas. The central bushlands are known for the presence of the Satin Bowerbird, and many blue objects such as milk bottle tops and clothes pegs from nearby homes can be found in their nests. Binomial name Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816) The Satin Bowerbird, Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, is a typical bowerbird, found in eastern Australia. ...

Population

According to the 2006 Census, Beecroft has 8,614 permanent residents.

Notable residents

• Sir Garfield Barwick (Australian High Court Justice)
• Michael Croft (KAR Expert)
• Private Kearns (Infanteer)
• George Sargent of Australian meat pie fame
• Justin McCarthy (Deputy CEO of Fairfax Ltd)

Sir Garfield Edward John Barwick, AK GCMG, PC (22 June 1903 - 14 July 1997) was the Chief Justice of the High Court of Australia. ... George Sargent (1859-1921), his wife Charlotte Sargent and Foster Sargent were the founders of Sargents Meat Pies in 1906. ... A typical Australian meat pie with tomato sauce (ketchup) An Australian meat pie is a hand-sized pie containing largely minced meat and gravy and often consumed as a takeaway food snack. ...

Politics

Beecroft residents tend to vote conservatively, and for fiscally conservative political parties, while often being socially liberal in their political views ^{[citation needed]}.

External links

Coordinates: 33°45′07″S 151°03′48″E / -33.75181, 151.06330 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, Google Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps and WikiMapia.
  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.

Related texts

• Beecroft and Cheltenham, The Shaping of a Sydney Community to 1914 (Beecroft Cheltenham History Group Inc, 1995). ISBN 0-646-24286-5 [1]