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Encyclopedia > Notting Hill, Victoria

Notting Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, situated between Mount Waverley and Clayton North. Its Local Government Area is the City of Monash. Its traditional centre is on Ferntree Gully Road. The area is more a plateau than a hill, and is the site of two local water storages. A settler, Thomas Wilkinson, is generally accepted as giving the area its name because of his association with Notting Hill in London. He was a carrier between Oakleigh and Ferntree Gully and in the late 1870s opened a refreshment stop at Notting Hill, 4 km. from Oakleigh. Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Mount Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Clayton North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... The City of Monash is a Local Government Area of Victoria (Local Government Area) in Victoria, Australia. ... There are a number of people named Thomas Wilkinson: There have been three Victoria Cross recipients: Thomas Wilkinson, Royal Marines, during the Crimean War. ... Notting Hill is a district of London located to the west of the centre and close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park. ... For other uses, see London (disambiguation). ... Oakleigh is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Ferntree Gully is a suburb of Melbourne, Australia, in the state of Victoria. ...


Ferntree Gully Road was the main thoroughfare between Mulgrave shire and Oakleigh, and Notting Hill attracted a relatively high density of farms. In 1920 there were dairy and poultry farms and market gardens, and the families agitated for a school which was finally opened in 1927. The school had an active Young Farmers' Club with livestock kept in the school grounds, and in 1937 was judged Victoria's best Young Farmers' Club. The shire transferred its offices from Oakleigh to Notting Hill in 1920, where they remained until 1955 when the growing area of Glen Waverley was the site chosen for larger offices. Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...


The Notting Hill hotel remains a prominent landmark. Much of Notting Hill is occupied by industrial premises, a large drive-in hardware superstore and the [Monash Business Park]]. Monash University adjoins the southern boundary of Notting Hill and the Rusden Campus of Deakin University is near the eastern boundary. An early A.V. Jennings housing estate (late 1950s), is around Westerfield Drive, east of the Rusden campus. The primary school was replaced by Amstel and Monash schools, west and east of Notting Hill respectively. Monash University Monash University is Australias largest university with over 55,000 students. ... Deakin University is an Australian university based in Geelong, Warrnambool and Melbourne, Victoria. ...

Melbourne suburbs near Notting Hill
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This is a list of suburbs in the city of Melbourne, in the State of Victoria, Australia. ... The City of Monash is a Local Government Area of Victoria (Local Government Area) in Victoria, Australia. ...

Suburbs of the City of Monash

Chadstone | Clayton | Clayton North | Glen Waverley | Hughesdale | Huntingdale | Mount Waverley | Mulgrave | Notting Hill | Oakleigh | Oakleigh East | Oakleigh South | Wheelers Hill The City of Monash is a Local Government Area of Victoria (Local Government Area) in Victoria, Australia. ... Chadstone is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Clayton is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Clayton North is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Glen Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Hughesdale is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Huntingdale, Victoria is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Mount Waverley is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Mulgrave is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Oakleigh is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Wheelers Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ...

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Notting Hill, Victoria: Information from Answers.com (375 words)
Notting Hill is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, situated between Mount Waverley and Clayton North.
The Notting Hill Hotel remains a prominent landmark, being established a few decades ago; it is frequented by nearby university students and locals of Notting Hill.
Monash University adjoins the southern boundary of Notting Hill and the Rusden Campus of Deakin University is near the eastern boundary.
Notting Hill - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (1269 words)
Notting Hill is a district of London located to the west of the centre and close to the north-western corner of Hyde Park.
Notting Hill is a cosmopolitan district particularly known as the location for the annual Notting Hill Carnival, which takes place in August.
The name Notting Hill came to prominence when a turnpike gate was constructed at the bottom of the hill on the main road from London to Uxbridge, which is now known as Oxford Street, Bayswater Road and Holland Park Avenue along this part of its route.
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