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Dobroyd Head (HEADLAND), NSW Details
History
The name Dobroyd Point was originally given this headland by Simeon Lord early in the nineteenth century . Dobroyde Castle was the home of his mother Ann Fielden prior to her marriage in 1764.
Description
A headland at the western entrance to North Harbour approximately one mile north east of Grotto Point.
Meaning
Name of Ancestral home. Specific meaning not known.
Origin
Dobroyde Castle in Lancashire England near the town of Todmorden in Yorkshire.
Dobroyd Head (HEADLAND), NSW
| title | Dobroyd Head (HEADLAND) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 68688 |
| placename | Dobroyd Head |
| designation | HEADLAND |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | Dobroyd Point |
| lga | MANLY |
| description | A headland at the western entrance to North Harbour approximately one mile north east of Grotto Point. |
| meaning | Name of Ancestral home. Specific meaning not known. |
| origin | Dobroyde Castle in Lancashire England near the town of Todmorden in Yorkshire. |
| history | The name Dobroyd Point was originally given this headland by Simeon Lord early in the nineteenth century . Dobroyde Castle was the home of his mother Ann Fielden prior to her marriage in 1764. |
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