Arcadia, New South Wales

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Arcadia Sydney, New South Wales
Postcode:	2159
Location:	42 km (26 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	Hornsby Shire
State District:	Hornsby
Federal Division:	Berowra
Suburbs around Arcadia: Glenorie Fiddletown Berrilee Glenorie Arcadia Berrilee Galston Galston Berrilee

Arcadia is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Arcadia is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. Arcadia is in the Upper North Shore region.^[1]

Contents 1 History 1.1 Aboriginal Culture 1.2 European Settlement 2 Commercial Areas 3 Transport 4 Landmarks 5 Schools 6 See also 7 References 8 External links

[edit] History

Arcadia is derived from Arcadia, a region in Greece and in Greek mythology was a pastoral retreat.^[2]

[edit] Aboriginal Culture

The original inhabitants of the area were the Darug people.

[edit] European Settlement

The name Dooral appeared on Surveyor James Meehan’s map of April 1817 and originally covered the whole area which includes present day Arcadia, as well as Dural, Glenorie and Galston.^[3]

Timber cutters opened up the area from 1817 and the early settlements were originally known as Upper, Middle, Lower, North and Little Dural. The name Arcadia was given to a public school that opened in this area in 1895 and was later adopted for the suburb.^[4]

[edit] Commercial Areas

Arcadia is a semi-rural suburb, whose only retail is the small cafe/local store called Andy's takeaway. Other commercial developments are restricted to stables, 'pet nannies' and fruit produce.

[edit] Transport

Arcadia Road is the main road through the suburb that provides access from Galston and leads north into Bay Road to Berrilee and Berowra Waters. Arcadia Road also links to Cobah Road which leads north to Fiddletown.

[edit] Landmarks

• St Benedict's Monastery
• Vision Valley Conference and Recreation Centre

[edit] Schools

Northholm Grammar School uses an Arcadia address, however geographically it is actually situated in Fiddletown.

[edit] See also

• Church Point Ferry

[edit] References

1. ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
2. ^ Oxford Companion To Classical Literature, M.C.Howatson (Oxford) 1989
3. ^ Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon (Angus and Robertson) 1990
4. ^ Book of Sydney Suburbs

[edit] External links

• Arcadia, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°37′27″S 151°02′40″E / -33.62429, 151.04455 (Arcadia, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°37′27″S 151°02′40″E / -33.62429, 151.04455 (Arcadia, New South Wales)

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