Bensville, New South Wales

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Bensville
Central Coast, New South Wales

Population:

1,767 (2001)^[1]

Established:

1991^[2]

Postcode:

2251

Property Value:

AUD $481,872^[3]

Location:

95 km from Sydney

LGA:

Gosford City Council

Suburbs around Bensville
Kincumber South	Kincumber
Brisbane Water	Bensville	Macmasters Beach
Empire Bay	Bouddi

Bensville is a suburb located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia, as part of the Gosford City Council local government area. The Central Coast is an urban region, located on the coastline north of Sydney and south of Lake Macquarie and Newcastle.^[4] Bensville itself is located approximately 95km north of the Sydney central business district. A small combination of shops have recently been added in 2005. Bensville consists of a small park, video store, cafe, general store and hairdressers. One highlight is a small wharf located at the end of the main street, it is a popular local fishing spot

1 History
2 References
3 External links
4 See also

[edit] History

Bensville is named after a pioneer of the area, Benjamin Davis. His father had been a school teacher at Kincumber and Davistown is named after his family. Benjamin started a shipbuilding business around 1850 and also owned 1000 acres of land there. When a Post office was opened it was named Bensville, in honour of the pioneer.^[5]

[edit] References

^ wyongsc.nsw.gov.au. Wyong Shire Council Social Atlas: Appendix A. Retrieved on 23 October 2006.
^ gnb.nsw.gov.au. Geographical Names Register Extract: Bensville. Retrieved on 23 October 2006.
^ propertyvalue.com.au. Property Value Postcode Profile: 2251. Retrieved on 3 October 2006.
^ gnb.nsw.gov.au. Geographical Names Register Extract: Central Coast. Retrieved on 3 October 2006.
^ Pratt, Eileen (1978) Place Names of the Central Coast. Brisbane Water Historical Society and The Entrance and District Society. p4