Sackville North, New South Wales

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Sackville North Sydney, NSW
Population:	272 (2006 Census)
Postcode:	2756
Location:	80 km (50 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	Baulkham Hills Shire
Federal Division:	Division of Berowra
Suburbs around Sackville North: Cumberland Reach Lower Portland Lower Portland East Kurrajong Sackville North South Maroota Sackville Ebenezer South Maroota

Sackville North is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sackville North is located 80 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Baulkham Hills Shire.

Sackville North is an extension of Sackville. Sackville North is a fairly isolated rural area, surrounded on the north, west and south by the Hawkesbury River. There are no shops or service stations in the suburb, which largely comprises holdings of 2 to 10 hectares (5 to 25 acres), with a few larger properties of 40 hectares or more.

Contents 1 History 2 Commercial Area 3 Transport 4 Education 5 Landmarks

[edit] History

Sackville Reach, a portion of the Hawkesbury River, was named after Viscount Sackville (1716-1785) in the early years of European settlement. Sackville North's name was in common usage for many years but was not officially adopted by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales until 1996.

[edit] Commercial Area

The nearest commercial centres are to the west across the river. Crossing the Hawkesbury by the Sackville Ferry (and so leaving Sydney) is Ebenezer (5 km), then some of the "Five Macquarie Towns" Wilberforce (15 km), Windsor (20 km), Richmond (25 km), which were established by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1811. The main road to Sydney is via Windsor.

[edit] Transport

River Road passes the water ski resort of Dargle to the north of the suburb and again crosses the Hawkesbury River by the Lower Portland Ferry.

The route to the west leads to either Pitt Town (another of the "Five Macquarie Towns"), to the historic town of Wisemans Ferry, or to the Old Northern Road, an alternate route to Sydney. The latter does not cross the Hawkesbury and is the only access during river floods.

[edit] Education

Brewongle Environmental Education Centre on Chapel Hill Road is a NSW government run school. It is on the site of the old Sackville North Public School, a NSW Heritage listed site, which has an 1878 sandstone classroom and residence. It is set in sclerophyll forest which is part of the Hawkesbury Valley system. This setting offers unique opportunity for children to study many different ecosystems and how humans have interacted with them, from the Dreamtime to the present.

[edit] Landmarks

Below Brewongle, on Mud Island Road, is an 1869 sandstone church and graveyard (the Sackville North Methodist Church and Cemetery). Nearby is the sandstone vicarage. The church and vicarage are now private properties. There are some other historic dwellings and remains from early settlement along Mud Island Road adjacient to the Sackville Reach section of the Hawkesbury.

Sackville Cemetery located on Sackville Ferry Road was dedicated on 2 December 1899. It was also known as "Maroota General Cemetery".

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