Elizabeth Bay, New South Wales

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Elizabeth Bay
Sydney, New South Wales

Population:

4775 (2001 census)

Postcode:

2011

Area:

0.3 km²

LGA:

City of Sydney

State District:

Bligh

Federal Division:

Sydney

Suburbs around Elizabeth Bay
	Port Jackson
Potts Point	Elizabeth Bay
Potts Point	Rushcutters Bay	Darling Point

Elizabeth Bay is a harbourside suburb in eastern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 3kms east of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. The postcode is 2011.

The suburb of Elizabeth Bay sits beside the bay it takes its name from, on Sydney Harbour. Macleay Point separates Elizabeth Bay from Rushcutters Bay. The suburb of Elizabeth Bay is surrounded by the suburbs of Rushcutters Bay and Potts Point. Kings Cross is a locality on the south-western border and Garden Island is a locality, to the north.

Elizabeth Bay House is a historic home managed by the Historic Houses Trust in Onslow Avenue with views across Sydney Harbour.

[edit] History

The area was known by the Aboriginal names Yarrandabby and Jerrewon for what is now Macleay Point before it was named in honour of Governor Lachlan Macquarie’s wife, Elizabeth.

Alexander Macleay (1767-1848), the Colonial Secretary of New South Wales, was granted 54 acres here in 1828. He commissioned architect John Verge (1788–1861) to build Elizabeth Bay House, a Regency style home that was completed in 1837.

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

Guide to Elizabeth Bay House including biography of Verge

Coordinates: -33.87143° 151.22841°

Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.

Suburbs within the City of Sydney \| Sydney
Alexandria \| Beaconsfield \| Camperdown \| Chippendale \| Darlinghurst \| Darlington \| Dawes Point \| Elizabeth Bay \| Erskineville \| Eveleigh \| Forest Lodge \| Glebe \| Haymarket \| Millers Point \| Moore Park \| Paddington \| Potts Point \| Pyrmont \| Redfern \| Rosebery \| Rushcutters Bay \| Surry Hills \| Sydney CBD \| The Rocks \| Ultimo \| Waterloo \| Woolloomooloo \| Zetland \|
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Localities within the City of Sydney \| Sydney
Barangaroo \| Broadway \| Central \| Chinatown \| Circular Quay \| Darling Harbour \| The Domain \| East Sydney \| Goat Island \| Garden Island \| Green Square \| Kings Cross \| Macdonaldtown \| Railway Square \| Strawberry Hills \| Wynyard \|
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