Alexandria Parish, Cumberland

Alexandria
New South Wales

Location of the parish within Cumberland
Established 1835
LGA(s) Woollahra, Waverley
County Cumberland
Hundred (former) Sydney
Lands administrative divisions around Alexandria:
St Lawrence Willoughby Pacific Ocean
Petersham Alexandria Pacific Ocean
Petersham Botany Pacific Ocean

Alexandria Parish is one of the 57 parishes of Cumberland County, New South Wales, a cadastral unit for use on land titles.[1] It contains the area to the south and east of Sydney city including Bondi, Paddington and Clovelly. It was probably named after the Battle of Alexandria fought in 1801.[1]

Coordinates: 33°50′54″S 151°17′04″E / 33.84833°S 151.28444°E / -33.84833; 151.28444

References

  1. 1 2 "Alexandria Parish". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 1 August 2013.


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