Cheltenham, New South Wales

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Cheltenham is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, within the Hornsby Shire local government area, about 20 kilometres north-west of the Central Business District. It is situated between Epping and Beecroft. Population (2001): 1,988.

Cheltenham has been twinned with Cheltenham in Gloucestershire.

This residential suburb (named after the English town) has a distinctive English atmosphere, with a number of 19th Century mansions on tree-lined streets. It was named after the birthplace of William Chorley, the original owner of much of present-day Cheltenham, who acquired the land when it was released from the Field of Mars Reserve.

Cheltenham is served by a railway station on the CityRail network. It is one of the few stations with no surrounding business district, due to William Chorley placing covenants on the surrounding land. Cheltenham Girls' High School, a government school located within the suburb, is considered (in terms of academic performance) one of the best in New South Wales.

1 Sutherland Road and its subsequent closure
2 Cobran Road Bicentennial Street Party
3 Schools
4 Ahimsa
5 Commercial Properties
6 Relationship with Beecroft
7 Photos
8 See also
9 External links
10 Related Texts

[edit] Sutherland Road and its subsequent closure

For many years, Sutherland Road ran through both Beecroft and Cheltenham, and acted as a short cut between Beecroft Road and Epping Road. This road ran to the east of the Railway line and, during peak hour, was quite busy.

With the opening of the M2 motorway in 1997, Sutherland Road was closed at the Devlin's creek bridge - where the M2 enters a tunnel under North Epping. The result of this closure is that the areas east of the railway line are now very quiet - and the houses are now very expensive.

Sutherland Road was named for John Sutherland, Minister for Public Works 1887-1889.

[edit] Cobran Road Bicentennial Street Party

On January 26th, 1988, in order to celebrate Australia's bicentennial, residents of Cobran Road blocked off the entrance of the street and participated in an organised street party. This included a game of Cricket in front of no. 32.

[edit] Schools

Cheltenham Girls High School is a public school located along Beecroft Road and The Promenade. Also Beecroft Public School, along Beecroft road and opposite the train line and firestation, is a local school in this area of Beecroft and Cheltenham as is Arden.

[edit] Ahimsa

Ahimsa is the name of a Buddhist meditation retreat located next to Pennant Hills Park and can be accessed at the rear of Day Road and Cobran Road (both roads are cul-de-sacs).

[edit] Commercial Properties

From its early days, Cheltenham was almost exclusively a residential suburb with no shopping area developed at all in its planning. Residents of Cheltenham would often shop in Beecroft or Epping. A Service Station did exist along the western side of Beecroft road, but this was closed down in the early 1980s. The only other places in Cheltenham where commercial transactions take place are at the Ticket Office for the train station, the administration block at Cheltenham Girls' High School, and the Bowling Club.

[edit] Relationship with Beecroft

Cheltenham shares its postcode (2119) with Beecroft, and is sometimes viewed as simply part of that suburb. Most residents of Cheltenham see themselves as distinct from Beecroft, although local issues are addressed together in the Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust.

[edit] Photos

Cheltenham station from the bridge on Cheltenham Rd.

House opposite Cheltenham Station

Devlin's Creek, in flood under the M2, looking to Sutherland Rd.

[edit] See also

Ahimsa National Trust webpage

Beecroft Cheltenham Civic Trust webpage

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -33.75839° 151.07569°

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

[edit] Related Texts

Beecroft Cheltenham History Group Inc (1995). Beecroft and Cheltenham : The Shaping of a Sydney Community to 1914. ISBN 0-6462428-6-5. (295 pages) [1]

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