Tennyson Point, New South Wales

See also: Tennyson, a semi-rural area near Glossodia.

Tennyson Point Sydney, New South Wales
Tennyson Point, view from Morrisons Bay
Postcode:	2111
Location:	13 km (8 mi) west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Ryde
State District:	Lane Cove
Federal Division:	Bennelong
Suburbs around Tennyson Point: Ryde Ryde Gladesville Putney Tennyson Point Gladesville Breakfast Point Cabarita Abbotsford

Tennyson Point is a suburb on the Lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Tennyson Point is located 13 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde. Tennyson Point sits on the northern bank of the Parramatta River on a peninsula positioned between Morrison Bay and Glades Bay. The suburb was originally called Tennyson before it was renamed Tennyson Point by the Geographical Names Board of NSW in 2001.

History

Tennyson Point takes its name from the Tennyson Estate, named after the poet Alfred Tennyson, which was subdivided in 1887.^[1] Captain William Raven ^[2] (1756-1814) who sailed to New South Wales in 1792 as captain and part owner of the Britannia, was granted 100 acres (40 ha) of land in the area in 1795, plus another 285 acres (115 ha) in 1799. These Eastern Farm properties were managed for him by the brewer James Squire^[3] of Kissing Point until 1822. Raven is commemorated with the geographical formation called Raven's Point.

References

• Blaxell, Gregory. The River: Sydney Cove to Parramatta. Eastwood, N.S.W.: Brush Farm Historical Society, 2004. ISBN 0-9751419-1-0.

1. ^ Blaxell, p. 145
2. ^ ADB on Raven
3. ^ ADB on Squire

External links

• Tennyson Point, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°49′57″S 151°07′01″E / -33.832435, 151.116938Coordinates: 33°49′57″S 151°07′01″E / -33.832435, 151.116938