Beecroft - Origin of Street Names

Name

Origin & Meaning

Source

Allerton Road

Named after Pierce Crosbie McDonnell's property "Allerton" which was on Murray Farm Road, Beecroft circa 1914

Beecroft. (1918, August 31). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, p. 8 ; Advertising (1920, March 6). The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 22.

Bambara Crescent

An Aboriginal word meaning "forest"

Patrick, T. G. (c1994). Street names of Pennant Hills and surrounding suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Thornleigh, Westleigh and West Pennant Hills. Hornsby, N.S.W. : Silicon Quill, p. 5

Bingara Road

An Aboriginal word meaning "creek" or "bark of a tree"

Patrick, T. G. (c1994, p. 7)

Carlool Road

An Aboriginal word meaning "a kurrajong", Brachychiton populneum, a native Australian tree that produces nutritious pollen much prized by bee keepers

Patrick, T. G. (c1994)

Edward Avenue

Ferndale Road

Formerly part of Nelson Estate. Previous name (circa January 1926): Olaf Street and Joyce Street. Ferndale refers to a small valley where ferns grow

Patrick, T. G. (c1994, p. 29) ; Hornsby Shire Council. (1926).

Nelson Estate - Beecroft, Hornsby Shire Recollects.

Finlay Avenue

Named after the Finlay family who were related to Pierce Crosbie McDonnell, the owner of a large stock and farming property known as Allerton.

Advertising (1920, March 6). The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 22.

John Street

Karril Avenue

An Aboriginal word meaning "evening"

Patrick, T. G. (c1994). Street names of Pennant Hills and surrounding suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Thornleigh, Westleigh and West Pennant Hills. Hornsby, N.S.W. : Silicon Quill, p. 43

Keira Place

An Aboriginal word meaning "river of sweet water" or "large lagoon" or "high mountain"

Patrick, T. G. (c1994, p. 44)

Kungala Road

An Aboriginal word meaning "foam"

Patrick, T. G. (c1994, p. 46)

Lamorna Avenue

Named after Lamorna Pty Limited which was on Murray Farm Road, Carlingford (Vol. 8265- Folio 192 DP 31832 PA 45857)

Lynbrae Avenue

M2 Hills Motorway

Since early 2013, the Roads and Maritime introduced a new road numbering system and new names for some important routes across the state network which includes a combination of a letter and a number from 1 to 99. ‘M’ stands for motorway.

The M2 is a route that links from the suburb of Artarmon in the south-east to Bella Vista in the north-west. The route consists of two separately named motorways, the M2 Hills Motorway and the Lane Cove Tunnel. The M2 route replaces the motorway sections of what was known as Metroad 2 from 1993 to 2013, with the non-motorway sections replaced by the A2 route (made up of Windsor Road and Old Windsor Road).

Wikipedia. (2020). M2 (Sydney). 

Maher Close

Named for the Maher family who were orchardists in the area. In 1855, Edward Maher bought 28 acres of land from the southern third of Reverend Samuel Marsden's Mount Wilberforce property.

Beecroft-Cheltenham History Group (1995). Beecroft and Cheltenham : the shaping of a Sydney community to 1914. Beecroft, N.S.W.: The Group

Patrick, T. G. (c1994). Street names of Pennant Hills and surrounding suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Thornleigh, Westleigh and West Pennant Hills. Hornsby, N.S.W. : Silicon Quill, p. 53

Marron Place

An Aboriginal word for an Australian freshwater crayfish, of the genus Cherax usually found in Western Australia.

Macmillian Publisher (2021). marron, Macquarie Dictionary : Australian word map

Marwood Drive

Mawson Avenue

Midson Road

This old timber road was named after the Midson family in 1889 who owned the land surrounding this road in 1883.

McAndrew, Alex. (2002). An ABC of Epping, p. 235

Murray Farm Road

Originally known as Murray Road, after early landholder Andrew Murray and shown on the 1882 Murray's Estate subdivision plan. In 1940s, a section west of Devlins Creek was renamed Murray Farm Road

Beecroft-Cheltenham History Group (1995). Beecroft and Cheltenham : the shaping of a Sydney community to 1914. Beecroft, N.S.W. : The Group

Nallada Place

An Aboriginal word meaning "grass"

Patrick, T. G. (c1994). Street names of Pennant Hills and surrounding suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Thornleigh, Westleigh and West Pennant Hills. Hornsby, N.S.W. : Silicon Quill, p. 73

Norwood Avenue

Orchard Road

First used in 1882. Named because of the suitability of the area for orcharding. The Beecroft area had many orchards growing oranges, mandarines and lemons.

Beecroft-Cheltenham History Group (1995). Beecroft and Cheltenham : the shaping of a Sydney community to 1914. Beecroft, N.S.W. : The Group, p. 80-81

Patrick, T. G. (c1994). Street names of Pennant Hills and surrounding suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Thornleigh, Westleigh and West Pennant Hills. Hornsby, N.S.W. : Silicon Quill, p. 75

Pennant Hills Road

First used in 1828.

Redgrove Avenue

Formerly part of Nelson Estate. Previous name (circa January 1926): Frederick Street and Lily Street. Redgrove is a topographic surname, which was given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. In this case the place-name was originally derived from the Old English terms red meaning reed and graf meaning ditch or grove.

Hornsby Shire Council. (1926). Nelson Estate - Beecroft, Hornsby Shire Recollects.  

House of names (n.d.) Redgrove history, family crest & coats of arms

Roselea Way

Saracen Road

Formerly part of Nelson Estate. Previous name (circa January 1926): Sina Street. Saracen is defined as a member of the nomadic peoples of the Syrian and Arabian deserts at the time of the Roman Empire. It was also a term widely used among Christian writers in Europe durint the Middle Ages to refer to an Arab or Muslim person.

Patrick, T. G. (c1994). Street names of Pennant Hills and surrounding suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Thornleigh, Westleigh and West Pennant Hills. Hornsby, N.S.W. : Silicon Quill, p. 91 ;

Wikipedia. (2020). Saracen 

Hornsby Shire Council. (1926). Nelson Estate - Beecroft, Hornsby Shire Recollects.  

Sunhaven Street