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Avalon, New South Wales

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Avalon
Sydney, New South Wales

Avalon Beach, looking north

Postcode:

2107

Location:

35 km (22 mi) north of Sydney CBD

LGA:

Pittwater Council

State District:

Pittwater

Federal Division:

Mackellar

Suburbs around Avalon:
Coasters Retreat	Palm Beach	Whale Beach
Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park	Avalon	Tasman Sea
Clareville	Bilgola	Bilgola

A view of Avalon town centre

Avalon is a northern beachside suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Avalon is located 35 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council, in the Northern Beaches region. Avalon has a laid-back village atmosphere, away from the faster pace of the city, with cafes, book stores and a cinema. Avalon Beach is generally regarded as an excellent surfing beach.

1 Sport and Recreation
2 History
- 2.1 European Settlement
3 Population
4 Pop culture
5 References
6 External links

Sport and Recreation

Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club members patrol Avalon Beach. ^[1] Avalon Soccer Club, established 1982, has over 80 teams and 1000 registered players. Avalon Junior Rugby League Club has contributed several players active in the Australian National Rugby League. Avalon also has a small nine hole golf course.

History

Avalon was named for the mythical Avalon, a legendary island in Celtic languages mythology. According to legends, Avalon was an earthly paradise and the final resting place of King Arthur.

European Settlement

The first land grant in the area was 60 acres to John Farrell in 1827. A 400 acre land grant was made to Father John Joseph Therry in 1833, who fought hard for the recognition of the Catholic Church in the colony. He abuilt a church in this area but his plans for a settlement here never eventuated. In the 1920s, the area was still known as 'Priest's Flat'. Arthur J Small handled a subdivision in 1921 and chose the name Avalon.

Population

Avalon has a reputation for sporting and artistic achievement. Several former surfing world champions live, or have lived, in Avalon. Various painters live in the area.

Pop culture

Avalon gained notoriety in the late 1990s after an episode of the American television show, Baywatch, was shot at the suburb's eponymously titled beach. Producers of the show, seeking to relocate from their Californian base due to cost constraints, proposed a full relocation to Avalon. However, following complaints from residents (supported by former world surfing champion and local property owner Mark Warren), the series moved instead to Hawaii.