Ebor (LOCALITY), NSW Details
History
Guy Fawkes attended Archbishop Holgate Grammer School in York. That school has five houses Dean Holgate Johnson Borders and Ebor. It is possible this was known to whoever named Ebor & Guy Fawkes River.
Description
A village about 4 km NE of Guy Fawkes and about 4 km ESE of The Pipeclay. Boundaries within Armidale Dumaresq LGA as shown on map GNB3760 Boundaries within Guyra Shire Gaz 25 Aug 1995 shown map GNB3771.
Origin
Probably an association name. Major Edward Parke was the earliest squatter who occupied the place on 5 Nov 1845 Guy Fawkes night. Guy Fawkes of gun powder treason and plot fame was a native of the English city of York which was originally named Eboracum by the Romans. Ebor is an abbreviation. (Atchison 1976).(See history)
Ebor (LOCALITY), NSW
title | Ebor (LOCALITY) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 17156 |
placename | Ebor |
designation | LOCALITY |
geographical name | |
previous names | |
lga | GUYRA |
description | A village about 4 km NE of Guy Fawkes and about 4 km ESE of The Pipeclay. Boundaries within Armidale Dumaresq LGA as shown on map GNB3760 Boundaries within Guyra Shire Gaz 25 Aug 1995 shown map GNB3771. |
meaning | |
origin | Probably an association name. Major Edward Parke was the earliest squatter who occupied the place on 5 Nov 1845 Guy Fawkes night. Guy Fawkes of gun powder treason and plot fame was a native of the English city of York which was originally named Eboracum by the Romans. Ebor is an abbreviation. (Atchison 1976).(See history) |
history | Guy Fawkes attended Archbishop Holgate Grammer School in York. That school has five houses Dean Holgate Johnson Borders and Ebor. It is possible this was known to whoever named Ebor & Guy Fawkes River. |