Clyde – Origins of Street Names | Parramatta History and Heritage

Clyde street name sign post — *Corner street sign post of Parramatta Road and James Ruse Drive in Clyde, NSW (Source: Anne Tsang, City of Parramatta 2021)*

The suburb of Clyde is part of the City of Parramatta Local Government Area Rosehill Ward and is bounded by A’Becketts Creek to its north, Duck River to the south-east, the railway line to its south-west, and Duck Creek to the north-west.[1]

For more information on Clyde, read our brief history of the suburb here.[2]

Name	Origin & Meaning	Source
Adderley West Street	Unknown
Berry Street	Previous name: Factory Street. Name was used in Darcy Park Granville Estate subdivision plan of 1882. Name changed in July 1920 at the insistence of Alderman McGill	State Library of NSW [SLNSW] (1882) Darcy Park Granville, 005 - SP/C24/5 Municipality of Granville. Names of Roads. (1920, April 24). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, p. 11. Municipality of Granville. (1920, July 23). Government Gazette NSW, p. 4478.
Darcy Street	Name in acknowledgment of land owner D'Arcy William Wentworth whose property 'Darcy Park Estate' was later subdivided and formed the suburb of Clyde	Auchmuty, J.J. (1967). 'Wentworth, D'Arcy (1762–1827)', Australian Dictionary of Biography
Deniehy Street	1882 Part of Darcy Park	SLNSW. (1882) Darcy Park Granville, 005 - SP/C24/5
Dorothy Street	No longer exists. Replaced by Valvoline Raceway
George Street	Unknown
Hal Warren Way	Part of Parramatta Granville Sportsground Reserve Trust/ Sydney Speedway
Harbord Street	Previous name: William Street. Was part of 1882 Darcy Park Granville Estate	SLNSW (1882) Darcy Park Granville 005 - SP/C24/5
James Ruse Drive	Replaced Factory Street and in 1981, a section of Berry Street between Parramatta Road and the former Carlingford Railway line	Parramatta City Council. (1981, March 27). Government Gazette NSW, p. 1860.
Kay Street	Previous name: Dorothy Street from Duck Creek to Wentworth Street in 1930	Municipality of Granville. (1930, July 4). Government Gazette NSW, p. 2685.
Kendall Street	Part of 1882 Darcy Park Granville Estate.	SLNSW (1882) Darcy Park Granville 005 - SP/C24/5
Marsh Street	Previous name: Clyde Street. Name was used in Darcy Park Granville Estate subdivision plan of 1882 and 1905. Name changed in July 1920 in acknowledgement of Marsh Brothers' tannery	SLNSW. (1905) Clyde Township right at Clyde Junction Railway Station, SP/C24/11 Municipality of Granville. Names of Roads. (1920, April 24). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate, p. 11. Municipality of Granville. (1920, July 23). Government Gazette NSW, p. 4478.
Martha Street	Previous name: Mary Street, Harris Park	GRANVILLE. (1886, May 29). The Cumberland Mercury, p. 8. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248794947
Onslow Street	(1891) Extension of Onslow Street from the suburb of Granville. Onslow Street is possibly named after Elizabeth Onslow, grand-daughter of the Macarthurs	Confirmation of streets and lanes.— Municipality of Granville. (1891, November 20). NSW Government Gazette, p. 9128.
Parramatta Road	Previous names: Sydney Road. Parramatta Road began as a convict made bush track between 1789 and 1791 connecting the settlements of Parramatta and Sydney. In 1797, the "road to Parramatta” was laid out under the direction of the Surveyor-General Augustus Alt. It became one of the colony's most important early roads, and for many years remained one of Sydney's principal thoroughfares. It was named based on destination.	Wikipedia. (2020). Parramatta Road.
Sutherland Street	Continuation of Marsh Street to Berry Street.	SLNSW. (1905) Clyde Township right at Clyde Junction Railway Station, SP/C24/11
Tennyson Street	Previous name: George Street, Harris Park. Gazetted in August 1891 from Deniehy Street to Duck River. Name changed as there was a duplicate George Street from Factory Street to Rosehill Railway via Great Western Road	Granville. (1886, May 29). The Cumberland Mercury, p. 8 Preliminary notification of streets and lanes in the municipalities of Liverpool and Granville. (1891, August 28). NSW Government Gazette, p. 6885.
Unwin Street	Name in acknowledgment of Granville Municipal Council Alderman Unwin	Whitaker, A. (2012) Shaping a city: 150 years of Parramatta City Council
Wentworth Street	Name in acknowledgment of land owner D'Arcy William Wentworth whose property 'Darcy Park Estate' was later subdivided and formed the suburb of Clyde	Auchmuty, J.J. (1967) 'Wentworth, D'Arcy (1762–1827)', Australian Dictionary of Biography
Western Motorway	Replaced Hill Street and Mary Street. Name in line with Road and Maritime Services Alpha Numeric naming convention.	Wikipedia (2021) M4 Motorway (Sydney)

Disclaimer: we have tried our best to provide a reasoning for how the public roads and streets in Clyde listed got their names but should there be any discrepancies or if you can help us fill in the gaps, please contact us using our online enquiries form

Anne Tsang, Research Assistant & Neera Sahni, Research Services Leader, City of Parramatta, Parramatta Heritage Centre, 2021.

References

id consulting & City of Parramatta. Granville (part) - Clyde. In City of Parramatta : Community profile. Retrieved from https://profile.id.com.au/parramatta/about?WebID=180
City of Parramatta (2020). Clyde – a brief history, Parramatta History and Heritage. Retrieved from https://historyandheritage.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/blog/2019/12/04/clyde-a-brief-history
Wikipedia contributors. (2020). Clyde, New South Wales. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clyde,_New_South_Wales