Telopea - Origin of Street Names | Parramatta History and Heritage

Building application and plan, dwelling and garage Wilkinson Lane Telopea. Source: Council Archive PRS88/056

The suburb of Telopea is located between Pennant Hills Road and Adderton Road, spilling over the ridge into the west of Dundas Valley. To its south is the suburb of Oatlands.

The suburb’s name derives from the New South Wales Telopea speciosissima plant (Waratah), which was once abundant in the area.

The traditional custodians of the land are the Wallamettagul clan, though the area borders closely land of the Burramattagal clan of the Darug Nation.

For more information, here is our brief history on Telopea

Name	Origin & Meaning	Source
Adderton Road	Named after the Adderton Estate and house, owned by Captain Moffat during the 1840s and later purchased by Robert Towns.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Adina Street	Aboriginal term for good.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Arkana Street	Aboriginal term for boomerang.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Barrawinga Street	Aboriginal term for hunting or camping.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Benaud Place	In recognition of the famous cricketer Richie Benaud.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Bonar Street	Named after Andrew Bonar Law who was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from October 1922 to May 1923.	Wikipedia. (2021). Bonar Law
Burke Street	Acknowledging local land holder Jack Burke who held 14 acres in Coral Tree Drive from 1951 to 1964, and named that street.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Chestnut Avenue	Flower, tree and nature street naming theme. Chestnut refers to the tree and the shrub of that name.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Cook Street	William Thomas Cook was the Municipality of Dundas mayor 11 December 1929 - 10 December 1930. Also alderman of Dundas 1920-1926 and 1928-1934.	Whitaker, A.M. (2012) Shaping a City: 150 years of Parramatta City Council.
Cunningham Street	Named after the famous English botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham (1791 – 1839), who travelled throughout Australia to collect plants.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Evans Road	(1956). Named by the Housing Commission, in explorers theme, acknowledging George Evans, whose surveying and exploring skills contributed immensely to the growth of the Colony. He set out the access route across the Blue Mountains which was later constructed under the supervision of William Cox.	Parramatta Council. (199-). Suburban names review, part 1.
Eyles Street	Named for Alfred Eyles (1879-1963), a local nurseryman and District Constable who owned land in the area.	McAndrew, A. (2002). An ABC of Epping.
Felton Street	Named in honour of the prominent resident Percy Felton whose significant family home was incorporated into James Ruse Agricultural High.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Field Place	Named in honour of original Ponds land grantee William Field.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Fig Tree Avenue	Introduced European species grown in the area in flower, tree and nature street naming theme.	City of Ryde (2003) Significant Tree Register
Fullarton Street	Named after William Fullarton a Scottish soldier, statesman, agriculturalist and author involved politically with Henry Dundas, from whom the suburb of Dundas derives its name.	The History of Parliament. (2020). Fullarton, William (1754-1808), of Fullarton, Ayr
Garden Street	Flower, tree and nature street naming theme. Formerly the location of Herbert Rumsey's flower nursery.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Gibbons Street	Named after W. K. Gibbons who owned a house called Minden, along Pennant Hills Road.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Grace Street	Acknowledging Grace Connell née Laycock the wife of Gregory George Blaxland, one of Australia's most famous explorers.	Ryde District Historical Society. (2016). Origins of the Street Names of Ryde
Holland Place	Possibly a reference to Reverend John Bede Polding who in 1834 was appointed vicar-apostolic of New Holland, Van Diemen’s Land and the adjoining islands and who purchased the Vineyard Estate on the Parramatta River from Hannibal Hawkins Macarthur, renaming it Subiaco. The Ponds Walk is a 6.6km track that follows Ponds/Subiaco Creek from Eric Mobbs Memorial Park in Carlingford to Jim Crowgey Reserve in Rydalmere.	City of Parramatta. (2021). The Ponds Walk
Howard Street	Named in honour of original Ponds land grantee and ex-convict T. Howard.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Kywong Street	Aboriginal term meaning happy home (kyewong).	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Leo Street	Origin unknown.
Lord Avenue	Named after Simeon Lord who with D'Arcy Wentworth held 200 acres of Brush Farm from January 1805. Lord went on to become a ship owner, importer, timber merchant, pastoralist manufacturer, financier and emancipist.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Manson Street	Named after Captain George Manson who lived at Adderton House near Adderton Road from the 1920s to the 1950s.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Marshall Road	Named after the ex-convict Joseph Marshall who was granted 30 acres of land at the Ponds in 1794.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Megan Street	New road Megan Street (formerly Ann Street) was subdivided in 1965 by W. G. Toft and Partners for K. N. Rhodes.	Parramatta History and Heritage. (2021). New road Megan Street
Moffatts Drive	Named after Captain R. G. Moffatt who owned the Adderton Estate, which he developed from an original land grant of 30 acres that he receieved on the 29 April 1837.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Naranghi Avenue	Aboriginal term for little creek.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Noble Place	Possibly named after Montague Alfred (Monty) Noble who was a cricketer who played for New South Wales and Australia, as the area maintains a famous sports people street naming theme.	Wikipedia. (2021). Monty Noble
Orana Place	An Aboriginal term which bears many meanings, including moon and welcome.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Osborne Avenue	Origin unknown. Possibly named after Osborne the village community in the Riverina as the area maintains a towns of NSW street naming theme.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Polding Place	Previous name: Bishop Place. Renamed after John Bede Polding (1794-1877), "The Bishop of Botany Bay". It is suggested that he supported secular education and the notion that both Aboriginal Australians and convicts were subjects of discrimination.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Robert Street	Named after Robert Towns (1794-1873), landowner and operator of a fleet of trading ships across Asia, Britain and Australia during the 1800s. Towns visited Sydney annually to purchase property and investments.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Shortland Street	This street acknowledges Lieutenant John Shortland (1769-1810) of the Sirius, who was an explorer and naval officer and who received 25 acres in the district of Liberty Plains, north of Parramatta Road.	ADB. (2006). Shortland, John (1769–1810)
Sophie Street	This street is named after Robert Towns' wife, who was also the half-sister of William Charles Wentworth.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Sturt Street	Named after explorer Charles Sturt (1795-1869) who discovered the inland rivers of NSW.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Telopea Street	The name Telopea derives from Telopea speciosissima, the botanical name for the waratah. The Greek word Telopea means see from afar.	McClymont, J. (2001). Pictorial History: Parramatta & District.
The Parade	Parade is a common term added to street names, indicating a procession of people, often along a street.
Tintern Avenue	Named after the former property called Tintern Estate or Wesley's property. It was subdivided and put up for private sale as 'Tintern Railway Station Estate' in 1895 just as the Rosehill to Dural (now Telopea) railway station was being installed. The original estate name may have stemmed from Tintern Abbey in Ireland.	SLNSW. (1873-1929). Dundas subdivision plans
View Street	Flower, tree and nature street naming theme.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Wade Street	Named after William Wade, land grantee during the late 1700s. He is buried at St Johns Cemetery.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Wesley Street	Named after William H. Wesley, J.P. (born 1845) who lived in Parramatta since 1884. He was a landholder of the area and built a castle which was destroyed by a fire in 1896. His property was locally known as Wesley's property but was named Tintern.	Carlingford. (1896, October 3). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate
Wilkinson Lane	Most likely a reference to Reverend Frederick Wilkinson, an early land owner who also had a school, sold two grants to Major Edmund Lockyer.	Parramatta History and Heritage. (2020). Melrose Park - A Brief History
Winter Street	Named after the Winter family who were locals during the 1920s and 30s.	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Wylde Street	This street was most likely named to honour Sir John Wylde (1781-1859) who served as Advocate-General and helped form the Bank of NSW (Westpac).	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.
Yurunga Street	An Aboriginal term, potentially a misspelling of yoorunga (ray of light) or Yooringa (sun).	McAndrew, A. (2002). Carlingford Connexions.

Caroline Finlay, Regional Studies Facilitator and Neera Sahni, Research Services Leader, Parramatta Heritage Centre, City of Parramatta, 2021

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