East Ryde, New South Wales
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East Ryde, originally known as the North Ryde Dress Circle Estate, is a suburb in the North Shore of Sydney, Australia. This relatively small, quiet suburb located in the City of Ryde and the region of Lower Northern Sydney is surrounded by bushland and water on all but one side. The areas of East Ryde that are at the banks of the Lane Cove River are characterised by large, modern and affluent homes (mainly along Pittwater Road). The majority of East Ryde is located on top of a large hill, which was previously the council rubbish dump, and is characterised by average-sized however still affluent households. Surrounding localities include Lane Cove, Hunters Hill, Gladesville and North Ryde with which the suburb shares the postcode of 2113.
A group of residents, in July 2006 unsuccessfully campaigned to have the suburb name changed to increase the area's housing prices. Suggestions included Bel-air, Dress Circle, Boronia Heights, Bennelong and Wallumetta. [1]. The motion was ultimately defeated at a public meeting, with approximately 75% of East Ryde residents present voting to keep the suburb's present name.
[edit] References
- ^ Daily Telegraph, Ryde-ing into Bel Air, accessed 13 July 2006.
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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Denistone | Denistone East | Denistone West | East Ryde | Eastwood | Gladesville | Macquarie Park | Marsfield | Meadowbank | Melrose Park | North Ryde | Putney | Ryde | Tennyson Point | West Ryde |
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