27-478: Undercliffe may be a reference to: Undercliffe, New South Wales , Australia, a neighbourhood of the Sydney suburb of Earlwood Undercliffe, West Yorkshire , an area of Bradford, England See also [ edit ] The Undercliff [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
54-584: A similar route to that of the current 423 bus service, an extension from the bottom of the hill at Undercliffe. There are no railway stations in Earlwood itself, but the stations Bexley North , Bardwell Park and Turrella on the East Hills railway line are adjacent to its southern border, across Wolli Creek. The stations Canterbury , Hurlstone Park and Dulwich Hill on the Bankstown railway line , and Tempe , on
81-507: Is a predominantly residential area . It is located on a peninsula between the Cooks River and Wolli Creek . The northern end of which is characterized by parkland and recreational areas. Bayview Avenue and Unwins Bridge link Undercliffe north over the Cooks River to Tempe . Another bridge links Illawarra Road over the Cooks River to Marrickville . Wolli Creek and Turrella are located on
108-611: Is a suburb of Sydney , in the state of New South Wales , Australia . Earlwood is located 10 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district , and is part of the Canterbury-Bankstown area. It is in the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown . Earlwood stretches from the southern bank of the Cooks River to the northern bank of Wolli Creek . Wolli Creek (the suburb), Turrella and Bardwell Park lie to
135-521: Is also within the cadastral Parish of St George (used for land title purposes), it also falls within the St George region by the traditional definition. Demographically, Earlwood is more similar to its neighbours in the west and south, in that it has a large proportion of residents of Greek heritage: Bardwell Park to the south (in the St George region) is also 18% Greek by ancestry, and Clemton Park to
162-502: Is an eastern section of the suburb of Earlwood located in South Western Sydney , New South Wales , Australia . Undercliffe is situated 10 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district within the local government area of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown . The area was initially recognised as Undercliffe Estate during the 1840s via land grant due to the presence of one or more permanent dwellings. The name
189-430: Is derived from the presence of a prominent outcrop of Sydney sandstone which forms the bedrock of the greater Sydney area. The quarrying of this sandstone between Wolli Creek and Cooks River provided the first local industry as well as material for the production of additional homes. A notable landowner during this era was East India Company Judge James Donnithorne (1773-1852). Donnithorne owned shares in
216-778: Is in the Division of Barton in the Australian House of Representatives . Historically, the Division of Barton has been a bellwether electorate. It is currently held by the ALP . State Government: Earlwood is in the Electoral district of Canterbury in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly . Local Government: Earlwood is part of the Canterbury Ward of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown , which elects three councillors to
243-592: Is located on Homer Street, 500 metres up the hill from Bardwell Park railway station . A Coles supermarket and shops are also located in nearby Clarke Street. Earlwood has a number of restaurants and cafes scattered amongst the retail outlets, including Greek, Thai and many other European establishments. The site of the current KFC outlet was at one time the home of former prime minister John Howard , whose parents operated two fuel outlets in neighbouring Dulwich Hill . At one time, two cinemas were located on Homer Street, known as The Chelsea and The Mayfair . Some of
270-451: The Illawarra railway line , are nearby to the north and east, across the Cooks River. The interchange station Wolli Creek is also physically close, but is not easily accessible from Earlwood because no crossing is nearby on Wolli Creek. Earlwood is a multicultural area, having a large proportion of Greek-Australians . Nearby Marrickville was a major centre of Sydney's Greek community in
297-405: The city council . The suburb of Earlwood stretches in the northeast from the tall escarpment on the south bank of the Cooks River at its junction with Wolli Creek , a locality called Undercliffe . It stretches west (upriver) along the southern bank of the Cooks River up to the junction of Cup and Saucer Creek, by which point the river bank becomes much flatter. Wolli Creek forms the boundary of
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#1733085328059324-407: The 1950s and 1960s, but in the second half of the 20th century most of its Greek residents moved south and west into suburbs like Earlwood, Clemton Park, Bardwell Park, Kingsgrove and Bexley North (all of which have more than 15% of residents reporting Greek ancestry at the 2016 census), which offered larger family homes and blocks of land. 22.3% of the population of Earlwood reported Greek ancestry at
351-878: The 2021 Census. According to the 2021 census of Population, there were 18,053 residents in Earlwood. The most common reported ancestries were Greek 22.3%, Australian 16.9%, English 14.9%, Italian 9.0% and Lebanese 7.8%. 61.9% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Greece 7.4%, China 3.0%, Portugal 2.4%, Vietnam 2.4% and Lebanon 2.4%. 49.8% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Greek 18.1%, Arabic 5.6%, Italian 3.4%, Vietnamese 3.2% and Portuguese 3.0%. The most common responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 29.0%, No Religion 24.4% and Orthodox 24.2%. The following notable people have lived in Earlwood: Federal Government: Earlwood
378-505: The Bexley Estate from James Chandler. The bridge was washed away several times during floods. Unwin had bought his property from Arthur Martin in 1840 and built a large home known as Wanstead, named after a village in Essex, England. Unwins Bridge, Unwins Bridge Road, Wanstead Avenue, and Wanstead Avenue Reserve commemorate these names. Waterworth Park was set aside as a reserve in 1906 after it
405-462: The Cooks River. Later, a wooden bridge was built and the road eventually became known as Unwins Bridge Road. The name of the property survives in Wanstead Avenue and Wanstead Reserve. After World War I , a war services subdivision was created west of Wardell Road for retired soldiers and their families. The streets of that subdivision commemorate the names of famous men and battles connected with
432-523: The Undercliffe Estate, which upon his death, were passed to his daughter Eliza Emily Donnithorne (1821-1886), a recluse who leased out the land until her death. It was then sold and eventually subdivided for housing. A wooden bridge was built across the Cooks River in 1836 to carry the Illawarra Road across the river. It was known as Tompsons Bridge, after Mr. P. A. Tompson's father who purchased
459-564: The area was the Scott family which operated the Scotties tissue factory on the corner of Louisa and River Streets. Between 1912 and 1957, electric trams operated along Homer Street to Earlwood, providing service to the city via Marrickville and Newtown . The service is now provided by buses. Since the 1960s, the area has had an increasing population of Greek ancestry. Earlwood has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: The shopping centre
486-481: The customary region of South Western Sydney or Canterbury-Bankstown , it sits at the far eastern end of that region. It is separated from Marrickville in the northeast by the Cooks River valley and parklands. Marrickville is part of the Inner West region, and so Earlwood is sometimes, especially in commercial contexts, identified as part of the Inner West region despite the geographical separation. Because Earlwood
513-488: The opposite bank of Wolli Creek, to the south, with footbridges being the only direct links to these suburbs. Undercliffe has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There is an original inhabitants listed site, depicting rare hand and feet stenciling rock art, on private property and not open to the public. 33°55′35″S 151°08′37″E / 33.92648°S 151.14368°E / -33.92648; 151.14368 Earlwood, New South Wales Earlwood
540-483: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Undercliffe&oldid=1250308118 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Undercliffe, New South Wales Undercliffe
567-551: The shopping centre buildings, churches and Chelsea Theatre were constructed by the builder William Ernest May formerly of 421 Homer Street. The Earlwood Hotel is located on the corner of Earlwood Avenue and Homer Street. Earlwood-Bardwell Park RSL is located between Bardwell Park railway station and Wolli Creek . The club also manages the EBP Sports Bowling Club in Doris Street. The Earlwood ex-servicemens club which
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#1733085328059594-494: The south across Wolli Creek, while Canterbury , Hurlstone Park and Marrickville are located to the north and east across Cooks River. The locality of Undercliffe is part of the suburb. Clemton Park adjoins the suburb to the west. Earlwood is primarily residential with some commercial developments around the main road, Homer Street. Earlwood began as a land grant obtained by John Parkes in 1827. John Parkes and his sons operated logging camp called Parkes Camp in 1829 and felled
621-413: The suburb to the south. The Airport & South Line runs along the valley of Wolli Creek in this area, just outside the boundary of Earlwood, and provides the nearest rail access for residents of the suburb. In the west, the local artery road Bexley Road forms the boundary between Earlwood and neighbouring Canterbury, Clemton Park and Kingsgrove. Although by most customary definitions Earlwood falls into
648-529: The timber on his 50-acre grant. Later, it became known as Parkestown. The name was changed to Forest Hill around 1905-06 and changed again to Earlwood in 1918. Frederick Wright Unwin, solicitor and director of the Australasian Sugar Company, obtained land in the Undercliffe area, east of Thorp's property, in 1840, and built his home, which he called Wanstead . Initially, a punt was used to cross
675-585: The war, such as Kitchener, Hamilton, Vimy, Fricourt, Polygon, Thompson, Guedecourt and Flers. The area incorporating Bedford, River, Grove, Richmond, and Stone streets was a subdivision known as the Canterbury estate and was divided for workers of the quarry at the end of River Street. This estate also took in Louisa, Sparke, Caroline, Elsie and Ann streets and also Willow lane, some of the streets had different names to those that they are known by today. A notable occupant of
702-431: Was declared unsuitable for habitation due to health concerns. Between 1912 and 1957, electric trams operated through Undercliffe along Illawarra Road and Homer Street on their way to the west of Earlwood , providing service to the city via Marrickville and Newtown . The service has since been replaced by buses. Undercliffe was a standalone suburb of Sydney until it was merged with Earlwood in 1993. Undercliffe
729-458: Was located in Fricourt Avenue is now Earlwood Montessori Academy Child Care Centre. Earlwood local library is located on the corner of William Street and Homer Street, with a heritage-listed post box outside the library. Earlwood is serviced by a number of bus routes by Transit Systems and U-Go Mobility . Earlwood was previously the end of the line for electric tram services running on
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