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Fearnley Park (RESERVE), NSW Details
History
The name of the park changed from Rivington to Fearnley in June 1987. (Rivington was the name of a house owned by the Fearnley family)
Description
A reserve between Chapman Ave and Hannah St Beecroft.
Origin
John Fearnley was a high-ranking naval officer and a member of the committee which formed the Cheltenham Golf Course in 1907. (Holt Colin a manuscript Beecroft and Its People and their Lives - from 1913)
Fearnley Park (RESERVE), NSW
title | Fearnley Park (RESERVE) |
additional | |
state | NSW |
reference | 74079 |
placename | Fearnley Park |
designation | RESERVE |
geographical name | |
previous names | Rivington Recreation Reserve (Nr); Rivington Reserve (Nr) |
lga | HORNSBY |
description | A reserve between Chapman Ave and Hannah St Beecroft. |
meaning | |
origin | John Fearnley was a high-ranking naval officer and a member of the committee which formed the Cheltenham Golf Course in 1907. (Holt Colin a manuscript Beecroft and Its People and their Lives - from 1913) |
history | The name of the park changed from Rivington to Fearnley in June 1987. (Rivington was the name of a house owned by the Fearnley family) |