North Rocks - Origin of Street Names

Name

Origin & Meaning

Source

Alderson Avenue

Bert Alderson was a famous local district cricket player in the 1950s and 1960s and played for the Parramatta District Cricket Club.

Stump to Stump. (2021). Parramatta Cricket Club - team of the 1960s

Altona Place

Possibly named after the German-Australian steamer Altona.

Altona arrives at Suez. (1909, January 6). The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 10

Andrew Place

Origin unknown.

Arizona Place

American place name theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Arley Place

British place name theme. Arley is a village in Worcestershire, England.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Baden Powell Place

Most likely named after the founding father of the Boy Scouts movement and British Lieutenant-General Baden Powell. It is perhaps worth noting that the 1st North Rocks Scout Group headquarters is situated along this place.

Barclay Road

Barclay Farm house was located near Tiernan Avenue and its sign is now on Muirfield High Agricultural Building.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Becky Avenue

First used in 1963. Type of peach grown on 19 acre Lynwood owned by Frederick and Ivy McGuinness 1946-1962.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Blackburn Avenue

First used in 1963. Type of peach grown on 19 acre Lynwood owned by Frederick and Ivy McGuinness 1946-1963.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Bokana Place

Origin unknown.

Bowral Street

Derived from the Aboriginal word Bowrel which loosely means high.

Wikipedia. (2020). History of Bowral

Bray Court

First used in 1963. Family word of Fred and Ivy McGuinness who subdivided their 19 acre peach orchard Lynwood in 1965.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Brenda Court

Origin unknown.

Burradoo Close

Burradoo - Aboriginal word meaning many brigalow trees, a type of acacia.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Cambridge Avenue

British place name theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Carlton Road

Possibly named after the British town Carlton.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Catlett Avenue

Possibly named after the American soldier and statesman George Catlett Marshall Jr. who coordinated Allied operations in Europe and the Pacific during World War 2.

Wikipedia. (2021). George C. Marshall

Charles Court

Named after William Charles Wentworth's middle name. William Charles Wentworth owned 260 acres 1834-1851 at the Parramatta end of what is now North Rocks Road.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions

Coronet Court

Streets in the vicinity of Kingsdene Estate maintained a monarchical theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Corunna Avenue

A Field of Mars subdivision – the Battle of Corunna in 1809 was part of the Napoleonic Wars.

Ryde District Historical Society. (2016) Origins of the Street Names of Ryde

Cumberland Highway

Reference to County of Cumberland. It was completed in 1988.

Wikipedia. (2021) Cumberland Highway

Dale Place

Descriptive - a valley especially in northern England.

Wikipedia. (2021) Dale

Davidson Avenue

Davidson or Davidson's plum is a plum native to Australia. Continuing fruit naming theme in the area.

Wikipedia. (2020). Davidsonia

Devon Place

British place name theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Eather Avenue

Robert Eather was granted land on eastern side of Windsor Road north of Darling Mills in 1840.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Ebony Avenue

Continuing tree naming theme in the area. Australian ebony is also known as native ebony. Ebony is also a town in Kent, England.

Turning trees into toothpicks.(2007). Australian ebony McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Elm Place

Continuing tree naming theme in the area. There are many species of elm in Australia. Elm is an introduced species of tree.

Wikipedia. (2020). Elms in Australia

Exeter Place

Exeter is a city in Devon, South West England. Continuing British place name theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Glenda Place

Origin unknown.

Hackett Place

John Hackett was a stonemason who owned many properties including what is now The Kings School.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Hampden Street

Continuation of British political naming theme. Possibly named after John Hampden 1595 – 1643 who was an English landowner and politician.

Wikipedia. (2021). John Hampden

Hancey Avenue

Brothers Michael and William Hancey were early settlers in the Showground Road Castle Hill area.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Hepburn Road

Named after the local real estate agent D.R. Hepburn.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Highclere Crescent

Named after a village in England. British place naming theme.

Iona Avenue

Iona Creek is a creek which flows into Subiaco Creek.

Wikipedia. (2021). Ponds and Subiaco Creek

James Ruse Drive

The genesis of today's Freeway in this location was a narrow lane heading from Kissing Point Road to the Orphan School, a lane which was known as Orphan School Lane or Road. After the function of the Orphan School was changed to become Rydalmere Psychiatric Centre the lane was widened and took the name of Rydalmere Avenue. The erection of the bridge linking the road to Aston Street, Rosehill, in 1963 was the commencement of the Freeway system which is now in place, a system which when completed in the 1980s was named after the famed colonial experimental private farmer, James Ruse.

Parramatta Council (199-) Suburban names review, part 1.

Jason Place

Taken from Greek mythology. According to Homer's Odyssey, Jason and the Argonauts set out on the quest for the Golden Fleece.

Wikipedia. (2021). Jason

Jean Street

Named in honour of Jean Gardner Batten CBE OSC, a New Zealand aviator who flew from England to Australia and made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand in 1936. Batten Crescent in Ermington is also named in her honour.

Wikipedia. (2021). Jean Batten

Larra Crescent

James Larra was granted land in 1797 on Pennant Hills Road near area of Carlingford Railway Station.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Law Street

Origin unknown. Possibly descriptive.

Lawndale Avenue

American place name theme.

Lenton Place

Possibly in the famous artist street naming theme of the area. Lenton Parr was a famous Australian sculptor was an assistant to sculptor Henry Moore and made a Member of the Order of Australia in 1977.

Australian galleries. (2021). Lenton Parr

Leysdown Avenue

British place naming theme. Leysdown-on-Sea is a village in Kent, England.

Wikipedia. (2021). Leysdown-on-Sea

Loyalty Road

Origin unknown. Possibly descriptive.

M2 Motorway

Hills M2 is a 21 km toll road on Sydney's orbital motorway network. It was known as the North West Transport Link during planning in the early 1990s.

Wikipedia. (2021). M2 Hills Motorway

Macdonald Street

Family name of Fred and Ivy McGuinness who subdivided their 19 acre peach orchard Lynwood in 1965.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Meckiff Avenue

Named after the Australian cricketer Ian Meckiff. Ian played in 18 Test matches between 1957 and 1963.

Wikipedia. (2021). Ian Meckiff

Mill Drive

In 1826 John Raine built steam flour mill lower down on junction of Darling Mills and Hunts Creeks. First used in 1972.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Mills Avenue

Reference to Darling Mills.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Montana Avenue

American place name theme. Montana is a state in the United States.

Wikipedia. (2021). Montana

New North Rocks Road

Descriptive. North Rocks derives its name from the large sandstone formations that previously dominated its landscape.

Finlay, C. (2016). North Rocks - A brief history

North Rocks Road

Descriptive. North Rocks derives its name from the large sandstone formations that previously dominated its landscape.

Finlay, C. (2016). North Rocks - A brief history

Northam Drive

Sir William Northam was an Australian Olympic yachtsman. He was awarded with the Australian Yachtsman of the Year and has a commemorative sculpture in Sydney Park. He was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1966 and in 1976 he was knighted for his services to the community.

Sport Australia Hall of Fame. (2020). Sir William Northam CBE

Panaview Crescent

Descriptive, following tree, flower, nature naming theme. Panaview is a wide view.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Panora Avenue

Possible shortening of panorama meaning a wide view which follows the tree, flower and nature naming theme. Panora is also a city in Iowa, America.

Paragon Drive

Type of peach grown on 19 acre Lynwood owned by Frederick and Ivy McGuinness 1946-1962.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Parkwood Place

Descriptive, following tree, flower, nature naming theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Pembury Avenue

Named after a village of the same name in Kent, England. British place naming theme.

Perry Street

Created circa 1795. Although virtually the oldest street alignment in the area its street naming is relatively recent. The Terry Road - Perry Street straight line of road was part of the initial grants design in about 1795, a straight line which was broken into two halves by the placement of Marsden Road (as we now know it) in its present location. The western half remained unnamed until the early 1920s. The name probably acknowledges a former resident, Benjamin Perry.

City of Parramatta. (1994). Suburban names review: part 1. Parramatta, N.S.W.: Parramatta City Council.

Peterson Place

 Origin unknown.

Plymouth Avenue

City in England. British place naming theme.

Wikipedia. (2021). Plymouth

Poinsettia Avenue

Descriptive, following tree, flower, nature naming theme. Poinsettias are small tropical flowers.

ABC Gardening Australia. (2021). Plant Profile - Poinsettia

Raine Avenue

First used in 1972. Named after John Raine, who opened the Darling Mills flour mill (later a woollen mill) in 1825 on Windsor Road on the former Bunnings Hardware site.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Rajola Place

First used in 1972. Named after Francesco Byron Rajola, an architect with the Commonwealth Department of Housing 1953-1970.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Randal Crescent

John Randal, West Indian convict, arrived aboard the Alexander in 1788. He was granted 60 acres 1792 and sold it in 1800.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Regal Court

Monarchical street naming theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Renown Road

Descriptive.

Richard Close

Most likely named after Richard James Maher a well-known resident of North Rocks. When Richard and his wife Julia lost their daughter Eva Maude, Richard's father Edward donated four acres of land of his North Rocks estate to the Catholic Church for the establishment of the North Rocks Catholic Cemetery. Richard's son also called Richard James Maher lived in Fernleigh at 256 North Rocks Road with his wife Henrietta and five children.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions. Wilson, P. & Pullen, N. (2003). North Rocks: a brief history and guided tour.

Riviera Avenue

Italian place name. Riviera is part of the coast of Italy.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Sandler Avenue

Origin unknown.

Somerset Drive

British place name. Somerset is a county in South West England.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Sophia Crescent

First used in 1972 in acknowledgement of early land grant owners. Sophia Isabella Doyle (nee Norris, 1769-1855) and her three eldest children were paying passengers accompanying her convict husband Andrew Hastings Doyle (1774-1841) and his brother James (1765-1836) on the convict ship Rolla. They arrived in Port Jackson, on 12 May 1803. The family first lived in the Rocks area and then at Toongabbie/Baulkham Hills when Sophia received a 60 acre land grant in 1804.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Speers Road

Mr. Speers, a builder, owned Rocky Hall from late 1950s to the 1960s. He renamed it Rocklea and developed the road.

Wilson, P. & Pullen, N. (2003). North Rocks: a brief history and guided tour.

Statham Avenue

Edwyn Henry Statham, journalist, owned Arnold Grove property on North Rocks Road.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Stirling Avenue

Possibly named after Stirling Castle one of Scotland's most famous castles. Extending the monarchical street naming theme as the Royal Palace lies within the castle walls. Stirling is also the name of a Scottish town.

Secret Scotland. (2021). Stirling Castle

Stratford Road

British place name - birthplace of famous playwright William Shakespeare.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Sunset Place

Descriptive, following tree, flower, nature naming theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Tallwood Drive

Descriptive. Shortening of the native Eucalyptus Tallowwood tree, following tree, flower, nature naming theme.

Euclid. (2021). Eucalyptus microcorys Tallowwood

The Carriageway

 Descriptive. The part of the road that carries traffic.

Thorn Place

John Thorn was chief constable in the Parramatta district in the early 19th century.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Tiernan Avenue

Private William Tiernan was granted land near Eastwood and his descendants lived in Carlingford.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Treeview Place

Descriptive, following tree, flower, nature naming theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Trent Road

British place name theme. Trent is a village in northwest Dorset, England.

Wikipedia. (2021). Trent, Dorset

Trueman Place

Named after the famous English cricketer Frederick Sewards Trueman.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Tyson Place

Named after the famous boxer Mike Tyson.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Wanjina Place

Wanjina or Wandjina are mythological beings in Aboriginal Australian culture and represent fertility and rain.

Korff, J. (2018). What are Wandjinas?

Watts Street

First used in 1963. Named after a type of peach grown on the 19 acre Lynwood property owned by Frederick and Ivy McGuinness in 1946-1962.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Wentworth Avenue

First used in 1972 in acknowledgement of William Charles Wentworth, who owned 260 acres 1834-1851 at the Parramatta end of what is now North Rocks Road.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Whitbread Place

Mr. Whitbread was a developer/builder who developed this area in the 1960s.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

William Place

Named after William Charles Wentworth. William Charles Wentworth owned 260 acres 1834-1851 at the Parramatta end of what is now North Rocks Road.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Williams Road

First used in 1972 in acknowledgement of Granny Williams. Granny Williams had a stone house at end of Williams Road, sons Stan and Fred had a poultry farm.

The Hills Shire. (2021). Street Name Origins

Windsor Road

British and monarchical street naming theme. The Windsor and Old Windsor Roads, as first laid out in 1794 and re-aligned in 1812-1813, are of state and national significance.

RTA. (2021). Old Windsor Road and Windsor Road Heritage Precincts

Woodbury Street

British and American place name theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Yalding Avenue

British place name. Yalding is a village in Kent.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Yale Close

American place name theme.

McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.