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Box Hill (SUBURB), NSW Details
Description
A suburb within the Shire of Baulkham Hills. It is about 4 km NE of Riverstone and about 6km WNW of Annangrove. Boundaries within the Baulkham Hills Council area shown on map GNB3896
Origin
The original land grant went to the wealthy ex-convict Samuel Terry who arrived in 1801. His property was named after Box Hill in London. (Sydney Suburbs K Anderson 1989)
Box Hill (SUBURB), NSW
| title | Box Hill (SUBURB) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 8485 |
| placename | Box Hill |
| designation | SUBURB |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | THE HILLS SHIRE |
| description | A suburb within the Shire of Baulkham Hills. It is about 4 km NE of Riverstone and about 6km WNW of Annangrove. Boundaries within the Baulkham Hills Council area shown on map GNB3896 |
| meaning | |
| origin | The original land grant went to the wealthy ex-convict Samuel Terry who arrived in 1801. His property was named after Box Hill in London. (Sydney Suburbs K Anderson 1989) |
| history |
