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Condell Park
Western residential suburb. It was granted to Ouseley Condell in 1830.
Connells Point
Southern residential suburb projecting into the Georges River. It was named after merchant and local landowner John Connell.
Cook + Phillip Park
Two parks designated as Crown Land for recreation in 1878 which were combined into one water world in 1998. The park comprises swimming pools, the Yurong Water Garden and the pools of reflection on College Street, which act as major structural elements to balance the weight…
Cooper Estate Bellevue Hill
Leasehold estate of 1130 acres acquired in 1827 by Cooper & Levy when Captain John Piper got into financial difficulty. It was eventually controlled by Daniel Cooper and then his nephew of the same name before being converted to freehold in the 1880s and the estate broken…
Cooper Park
Gully previously owned by Sir William Cooper which became public land in 1885.
Cornwallis
North-western rural locality on southern bank of Hawkesbury River near Windsor.
Coronation Bay
Bay on the Georges River between Green Point and Caravan Head.
Coronation Playground
Children's playground in Prince Alfred Park commemorating the coronation of King George VI.
Baulkham Hills
North-western residential suburb in the Hills District, originally home to the Bidjigal people. The name is believed to come from Buckholm Hills in the Scottish county of Roxburgh, home of early settler Andrew McDougall.
Bayview Heights
Beacon Hill
North-eastern residential suburb standing on high ground. The New South Wales Department of Lands built a trigonometric beacon here in 1881.
Beaconsfield
Industrial and medium density residential suburb 5 kilometres south of Sydney, officially named in 1977 after British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli, later Lord Beaconsfield. It is part of the Green Square district which is currently undergoing gentrification.
Beaumont Hills
A western suburb, formerly part of Kellyville, which was created as a separate suburb in 2001.
Beauty Point (Hornsby)
Point on the western shore of Berowra Creek.
Beauty Point (Mosman)
Area of Mosman on Middle Harbour west of the Spit Bridge.
Bedford Brick Works
Brick manufacturer in St Peters.