Wollstonecraft, New South Wales
Wollstonecraft Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||
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Wollstonecraft Railway Station | |||||||||||||
Population | 8,012 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
• Density | 6,680/km2 (17,300/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2065 | ||||||||||||
Area | 1.2 km2 (0.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
Location | 4 km (2 mi) north of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
LGA(s) | North Sydney Council | ||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | North Shore | ||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | North Sydney | ||||||||||||
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Wollstonecraft /ˈwʊlstən.krɑːft/ is an affluent harbourside suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 4 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.
History
Wollstonecraft was named after Edward Wollstonecraft, the first settler to receive a land grant of 500 acres (2.0 km2) in the area, in 1821.[2] Wollstonecraft left England to seek fortune for himself and his sister Elizabeth and to escape the notoriety of his aunt, Mary Wollstonecraft, author of the book A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.[3]
Edward Wollstonecraft’s business associate, Alexander Berry, was another prominent resident in the area,[4] and namesake of Berry Island, a harbour-side location in Wollstonecraft.
Transport
Wollstonecraft railway station is on the North Shore, Northern & Western Line of the Sydney Trains network.
- Brennan Park
- Brennan Park
- View over Brennan Park
Notable residents
- John Howard, former Prime Minister of Australia.
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wollstonecraft (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ↑ State Library of New South Wales (1993), Guide to the papers of the Berry, Wollstonecraft and Hay Families (PDF), retrieved 20 October 2009
- ↑ "Biography of Edward Wollstonecraft". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
- ↑ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
External links
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Coordinates: 33°50′01″S 151°11′29″E / 33.83356°S 151.19128°E