Everything about Marsfield New South Wales totally explained
Marsfield is a
suburb on the
Lower North Shore of
Sydney, in the state of
New South Wales,
Australia. Marsfield is located 16
kilometres north-west of the
Sydney central business district in the
local government area of the
City of Ryde.
History
Marsfield is derived from
Field of Mars Common, which was the original name of the area in the early days of British colonisation of Australia.
Aboriginal Culture
The whole area between Parramatta and Lane Cove Rivers was originally, known by its Aboriginal name
Wallumatta. The aboriginal name survives in a local park, the Wallumatta Nature Reserve, located at the corner of Twin and Cressy roads, North Ryde.
European Settlement
In
1792 Governor Phillip began the granting of parcels of lands to
Royal Marines, and the area was referred to on Phillip's maps as the Field of Mars, named after the
Roman Field of Mars probably because of the military link. The area was later part of the suburb of
North Ryde. Field of Mars was also the name for the
parish proclaimed in 1835.
Many of the streets in Marsfield and bordering suburb
Macquarie Park are named after famous (Commonwealth) conflicts in time. Such examples include Crimea, Culloden, Waterloo, Herring, Taranto, Torrington, Balaclava, Agincourt and Khartoum.
Curzon Hall was built in the 1890s by
Harry Curzon-Smith. The house was bought by the
Vincentian Fathers who established St Joseph's Seminary. It now servers as a function centre.
Image:Marsfield_Curzon_Hall_1.JPG|Curzon Hall
Image:Marsfield_Curzon_Hall_2.JPG|Curzon Hall
Image:Marsfield_Curzon_Hall_3.JPG|Curzon Hall
Image:Marsfield_Curzon_Hall_4.JPG|Curzon Hall Gates
Image:Wiki0135.jpg|Curzon Hall, detail
Image:Wiki0137.jpg|St Anthony's Catholic Church, Agincourt Road
Image:Wiki0136.jpg|Stewart Park, Vimiera Road, contains remnant turpentine/ironwood forest
Landmarks
Marsfield is home to Curzon Hall, a large castle-like manor turned restaurant and function centre. Marsfield is also home to
Epping Boys High School.
Housing
This green suburb features large, modern homes on the higher parts with views, and town-houses/units in the parts of the suburb that border
South Turramurra and
Epping.
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