Dictionary of Sydney
  1. The Dictionary of Sydney
  2. Browse Entities
  3. Place
  4. Beecroft

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Beecroft

Suburb

Northern residential suburb in the Hornsby local government area, which developed on part of the former Field of Mars common. It grew from the 1880s with the building of the railway line from Strathfield to Hornsby.

-33.741025150225, 151.06920081256

Property
Administered by
Hornsby Shire Council
Part of
Hornsby Shire
Administered by
City of Parramatta
2016 -
Part of
Parramatta City Council
2016 -
Type
Suburb

Beecroft

CC BY-SA 2.0
by
Joan Rowland
,
2008

The Wallumedegal clan were the traditional owners of the land that became Beecroft. The area was part of the Field of Mars common proclaimed in 1804, and remained common land until 1874. Beecroft was subdivided in 1887 after the railway went through, and sold to middle-class people looking for a healthy suburb. Today, bushland remains amid the houses.

more »