Ashfield (SUBURB), NSW Details

History

The first colonist to live in the area was Augustus Alt (1731-1815) Governor Phillips surveyor general who in 1794 received a land grant of 100 acres in the Croydon area. (Book of Sydney Suburbs 1988).

Description

A suburb located about 2km WNW of Lewisham and about 3km E of Enfield. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB3602.

Origin

In 1803 Robert Campbell the pioneer merchants property extended from Cooks River to Liverpool Road Ashfield. It is significant that Campbells Fathers home in Argyllshire was called Ashfield. Extracted from Journal of Canterbury and District Historical Society published to celebrate Capt Cooks Bi-Centenary.

Ashfield (SUBURB), NSW
title Ashfield (SUBURB)
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state NSW
reference 582
placename Ashfield
designation SUBURB
geographical name
previous names
lga ASHFIELD
description A suburb located about 2km WNW of Lewisham and about 3km E of Enfield. Boundaries shown on map marked GNB3602.
meaning
origin In 1803 Robert Campbell the pioneer merchants property extended from Cooks River to Liverpool Road Ashfield. It is significant that Campbells Fathers home in Argyllshire was called Ashfield. Extracted from Journal of Canterbury and District Historical Society published to celebrate Capt Cooks Bi-Centenary.
history The first colonist to live in the area was Augustus Alt (1731-1815) Governor Phillips surveyor general who in 1794 received a land grant of 100 acres in the Croydon area. (Book of Sydney Suburbs 1988).
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