Bilgola, New South Wales

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Bilgola
Sydney, NSW

Location:

33 km (21 mi) north-east of Sydney CBD

LGA:

Pittwater Council

State District:

Pittwater

Federal Division:

Mackellar

Suburbs around Bilgola:
Avalon	Avalon
Clareville	Bilgola	Tasman Sea
Newport	Newport

Bilgola is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bilgola is located 33 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region. Bilgola Plateau is a locality in the western part of the suburb.

1 Location
2 Transport
3 History
4 Community
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Location

Bilgola is located on the Pacific Ocean side of the Barrenjoey Peninsula between Avalon to the north and Newport to the south. The land rises steeply behind Bilgola Beach to Bilgola Plateau and then descends to Clareville on the western side of the peninsula.

[edit] Transport

The main road connecting the northern part of the Barrenjoey Peninsula to the rest of Sydney, Barrenjoey Road, runs through Hewitt Park along the cliff line between Bilgola headland and Bilgola South headland. The road separates Bilgola Plateau from Bilgola beach.

[edit] History

Bilgola is derived from an Aboriginal term Belgoula meaning "swirling waters", or perhaps "a pretty beach with steep slopes, studded with cabbage palms"[1]. The word Belgoula was noted in Surveyor James Meehan's records of 1814. Robert Henderson received a grant of 100 acres in 1822 which he named "Belgoola". The district eventually adopted the simplified name "Bilgola".

There were plans during the 1960s to build a bridge bypass of the twisting road ('Bilgola Bends') between the north and south headlands of Bilgola.^{[citation needed]} The Bridge was never built but a small amount of landfill was added to remove a sharp bend in the southern end of the road in preparation for construction. The bend still remains, with the landfill now providing a small grassy area, with an excellent view of Newport Beach.

[edit] Community

Bilgola is served by Bilgola Surf Life Saving Club.

[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

Bilgola, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°38′44″S 151°19′04″E / -33.64565, 151.31782 (Bilgola, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°38′44″S 151°19′04″E / -33.64565, 151.31782 (Bilgola, New South Wales)
Bilgola, from Beachnet
Bilgola Surf Lifesaving Club

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