| Brandy Hill New South Wales |
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Grazing land in Brandy Hill, looking towards Osterley |
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| Population: | 956[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density: | 382.4/km² (990.4/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Established: | 1986 | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 2324 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 5.2 km² (2.0 sq mi) Note1 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Port Stephens Council[2] | ||||||||||||
| Region: | Hunter[2] | ||||||||||||
| County: | Durham[3] | ||||||||||||
| Parish: | Seaham[3] | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Maitland[4] | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Paterson[5] | ||||||||||||
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Brandy Hill is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia.[2][3] It was originally farmland but was subdivided in the 1980s and now supports a population of almost 1,000 people living on large, primarily residential, blocks.[1] It overlooks working farmland and offers superb views of the greater Morpeth area, with visibility extending to Maitland.
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Like neighbouring Seaham, the area now known as Brandy Hill was once inhabited by the Garewagal clan of the Worimi people.[6] During the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Brandy Hill was part of the "Eskdale" estate and was then part of Seaham. The foundations of colonial homes have been unearthed around Neika Close, suggesting Europeans have been living in the Brandy Hill area since at least the late-nineteenth century.
Just north of Brandy Hill is the Brandy Hill quarry, which is named after the nearby hill that is approximately 180 metres (591 ft) high.[7] Travelling between the quarry and Raymond Terrace meant travelling a circuitous route through the Seaham township so Brandy Hill Drive was constructed to provide a shorter and more direct route.
In the 1980s the land around Brandy Hill Drive was subdivided and renamed "Brandy Hill", after the hill, which is more than 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from the northern extremity of the suburb and still in Seaham, and the quarry.[3][8] Brandy Hill Drive continues to be used as an access route to the quarry, which is now operated by Hanson plc.
On 7 April 2000 the subdivision was formerly approved as a locality and became a suburb in its own right.[3] The suburb is almost surrounded by Seaham.[8]
Development in Brandy Hill coincided with the return to the use of decorative architectural features, which characterise the building boom of the 1980s. As a result, Brandy Hill offers many examples of Postmodern architecture. Common are allusions to Federation architecture, the use of latticework, glass brick, columns and bullnose verandahs. Unlike the "mega-villa" homes of the period, which sought to occupy as much of the site as possible, homes in Brandy Hill are set on acreages, allowing for additional features such as gardens.
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