Belrose is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Belrose is located 19 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Warringah Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region. Belrose is also considered to be part of the Forest District, colloquially known as The Forest. This article is about the metropolitan area in Australia. ... “NSW” redirects here. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... “km” 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. ... Warringah is a local council area in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia. ... This is a complete listing of the suburbs and localities in the greater Sydney area in alphabetical order. ... Terrey Hills is a suburb to the north of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Ingleside is a suburb in the Pittwater and Warringah local government areas in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Elanora Heights is a suburb of Sydney, Australias Northern Beaches region that sits on the hill above Narrabeen overlooking the lagoon and the ocean. ... St Ives is a suburb in northern Sydney, Australia, part of the Upper North Shore and 16 kilometers north of the CBD. It is part of the Ku-ring-gai Local Government Area. ... Cromer is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... View of Narrabeen Lake from Collaroy Plateau Narrabeen is a Sydney, New South Wales, Australia beach suburb and locality, one of the Northern Beaches of Sydney. ... Davidson is a suburb located in the west of the Northern Beaches area of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. ... Frenchs Forest is a suburb in the Warringah Local Government Area, in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Oxford Falls is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... “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. ... Warringah is a local council area in the Northern Beaches region of Sydney, Australia. ... Categories: Australia-related stubs ... Forest District is a general term for the northern suburbs of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

History

Belrose is derived from the names of two native flowers, the Christmas Bell and Native Rose.

Aboriginal Culture

Prior to the arrival of the First Fleet in Port Jackson in 1788, this area was the home of the Guringai (Ku-ring-gai) language group of the Garigal Aboriginal clan. Evidence of their habitation remains today in the form of rock engravings, rock art, open campsites, rock shelters, scarred trees and middens. The word Warringah has many interpretations including "sign of rain", "across the waves" and "sea". ^{[citation needed]} The First Fleet is the name given to the 11 ships which sailed from Great Britain on May 13, 1787 to establish the first European colony in New South Wales. ... “Sydney Harbour” redirects here. ... 1788 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Languages Several hundred indigenous Australian languages (many extinct or nearly so), Australian English, Australian Aboriginal English, Torres Strait Creole, Kriol Religions Primarily Christian, with minorities of other religions including various forms of Traditional belief systems based around the Dreamtime Related ethnic groups see List of Indigenous Australian group names Indigenous...

European Settlement

European exploration into Warringah began within the first weeks of settlement at Sydney Cove in 1788. Governor Phillip made a number of journeys throughout the area, detailing the landscape, flora and fauna, as well as observing Aboriginal lifestyle and culture. Belrose was first settled in 1872 but most development occurred after World War 2 but remained semi-rural until the housing boom of the 1960s and 1970s. Sydney Cove is a small bay on the southern shore of Port Jackson (commonly but incorrectly called Sydney Harbour), on the coast of the state of New South Wales, Australia. ... Admiral Arthur Phillip RN (11 October 1738 – 31 August 1814) was a British naval officer and colonial administrator. ... German soldiers at the Battle of Stalingrad World War II was the most extensive and costly armed conflict in the history of the world, involving the great majority of the worlds nations, being fought simultaneously in several major theatres, and costing tens of millions of lives. ...

Landmarks

Garigal National Park and Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park are on the northern border. Garigal is a national park in New South Wales (Australia), 20 km north of Sydney. ... 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. ...

Commercial Areas

Primarily a residential area, Belrose also features the Austlink Business Park, two shopping centres including Glenrose, a theatre and a library. A residential area is a type of land use where the predominant use is residential. ... Buildings in Austlink Business Park Austlink Business Park, sometimes known as Austlink Corporate Park, is a business district in the suburb of Belrose in Sydney, Australia. ...

Schools

Belrose Public School Covenant Christian School

Sport and Recreation

Belrose has many playing field areas including. Lionel Watts Oval which is a sporting ground for kids and Frenchs Forest Showground are on the southern border, in Frenchs Forest. Frenchs Forest is a suburb in the Warringah Local Government Area, in the Northern Beaches of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. ...

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

Coordinates: 33°44′S 151°13′E / -33.73, 151.22 Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

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  • Topographic and bathymetric map from Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia.

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