Beecroft-Cheltenham History Group
Street Names of Beecroft and Cheltenham
| Albert Road | Named after Prince Albert (1819-1861) the husband of Queen Victoria |
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Bambara Crescent |
This derives from an Aboriginal word meaning ‘forest’ |
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Beecroft Road - Beecroft
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Houses in Beecroft Rd - Beecroft |
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Beecroft Road - Cheltenham
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Houses in Beecroft Road - Cheltenham |
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Blackwood Close |
Named after the Blackwood family who built and lived at “Maraba” 8 Beecroft Road |
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Burn's Road |
Incorrectly named after the Byrne’s family who had a dairy on this land until 1946 |
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Carlisle Crescent |
Named after the Carlisle family who lived at “Kelvin Grove” 557 Pennant Hills Road. The street was formed in 1953. |
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Castle Howard Road |
Castle Howard is a famous mansion near Malton in Yorkshire. Malton was the birthplace of Sir Henry Copeland’s wives. |
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Chapman Avenue |
Named after the Chapman family who lived in “The Grange” |
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Copeland Road |
Named after Sir Henry Copeland (1839-1904) who was Secretary (now known as Minister) for Lands in the NSW Parliament in 1886-1887 and again 1891-1894.
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Garrett Road |
Named after the Garrett family who lived nearby in 1917 |
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Hannah Street |
This street was named after the first wife of Sir Henry Copeland who was Hannah the daughter of James Beecroft brewer of Malton Yorkshire, England.
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Hull Road |
Named after the city in Yorkshire – which was the County from whence Sir Henry Copeland came. |
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Lilla Road |
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Malton Road |
This road was named after Malton a town in Yorkshire, England, where the wives of Sir Henry Copeland were born.
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Mary Street |
This street was named after the second wife of Sir Henry Copeland who was Mary the daughter of James Beecroft brewer of Malton Yorkshire, England.
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Murray Road |
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Pennant Hills Road |
House in Pennant Hills Rd. Beecroft
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Sutherland Road |
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The Boulevard |
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The Crescent |
Houses in The Crescent |
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Wandeen Avenue |
The name of the street takes its name from the original home – “Wandeen Cottage”.
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| York Street |
This street was named after the county which was the birth place of both wives of Sir Henry Copeland.
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