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Flushcombe Turrets Reserve (RESERVE), NSW Details
History
The property was named Flushcombe by the Campbell family after their home town in England. The mansion was destroyed by fire in the early 1900s and the land was subdivided into farmlets in 1914.
Description
Reserve 113 being Lot 21 DP 28651 and Lot 21 DP 202094. Reserve is in Lancelot Street between Merlin Street and Mulgi Street Blacktown.
Origin
The name perpetuates two historic names of this area. Flushcombe the name of the land grant on which the reserve is situated and The Turrets the name of the mansion which stood on the property. Two turreted pillars and the original gate posts of the property are the visible evidence of Flushcombe in the reserve.
Flushcombe Turrets Reserve (RESERVE), NSW
title | Flushcombe Turrets Reserve (RESERVE) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 78674 |
placename | Flushcombe Turrets Reserve |
designation | RESERVE |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | BLACKTOWN |
description | Reserve 113 being Lot 21 DP 28651 and Lot 21 DP 202094. Reserve is in Lancelot Street between Merlin Street and Mulgi Street Blacktown. |
meaning | |
origin | The name perpetuates two historic names of this area. Flushcombe the name of the land grant on which the reserve is situated and The Turrets the name of the mansion which stood on the property. Two turreted pillars and the original gate posts of the property are the visible evidence of Flushcombe in the reserve. |
history | The property was named Flushcombe by the Campbell family after their home town in England. The mansion was destroyed by fire in the early 1900s and the land was subdivided into farmlets in 1914. |