Crows Nest, New South Wales 717243 218111884 2008-06-09T05:35:57Z Aleenf1 818523 Reverted edits by [[Special:Contributions/121.209.163.78|121.209.163.78]] ([[User talk:121.209.163.78|talk]]) to last version by Lightbot {{Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb | name = Crows Nest | city = Sydney | state = nsw | image = Crows Nest Community Centre.JPG | caption = Crows Nest Community Centre | lga = [[North Sydney Council]] | postcode = 2065 | est = | pop = | area = | propval = | stategov = [[Electoral district of Willoughby|Willoughby]] | fedgov = [[Division of North Sydney|North Sydney]] | near-nw = [[Willoughby, New South Wales|Willoughby]] | near-n = [[Naremburn, New South Wales|Naremburn]] | near-ne = [[Cammeray, New South Wales|Cammeray]] | near-w = [[St Leonards, New South Wales|St Leonards]] | near-e = [[Cammeray, New South Wales|Cammeray]] | near-sw = [[Wollstonecraft, New South Wales|Wollstonecraft]] | near-s = [[Waverton, New South Wales|Waverton]] | near-se = [[North Sydney, New South Wales|North Sydney]] | dist1 = 5 | dir1 = north | location1= [[Sydney CBD]] }} '''Crows Nest''' is a [[suburb]] on the lower [[North Shore (Sydney)|North Shore]] of [[Sydney]], [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. Crows Nest is located 5 kilometres north of the [[Sydney central business district]], in the [[Local Government Areas in Australia|local government area]] of [[North Sydney Council]]. ==History== Crows Nest was the name of an estate founded by [[Edward Wollstonecraft]] in 1819 when he received a {{convert|524|acre|km2|sing=on}} [[land grant]] in this area and extending to today's suburb of [[Wollstonecraft, New South Wales|Wollstonecraft]]. He named the parcel 'Crows Nest Farm' and erected 'Crows Nest House'. This site is now the [[Construction|building site]] of North Sydney Demonstration School and the [[gate]]s of Crows Nest House still stand at the [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] entrance to the school. According to his associate [[Alexander Berry]], Wollstonecraft chose the [[house]]'s name "on account of its elevated and commanding position". Berry died at Crows Nest House on [[30 November]], [[1873]]. <ref>''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8 </ref> ==Commercial Area== Crows Nest is a significant [[Commerce|commercial]] district which is noted for its variety of [[Retailer|shops]] and [[restaurant]]s. It is centred around the junction of five main roads about 1 kilometre north by northwest of the original site of Crows Nest House. ==Transport== The [[Warringah Freeway]] runs along the northern border of Crows Nest and the [[Pacific Highway (Australia)|Pacific Highway]] is a major road along the western border. <gallery> Image:Crows Nest Hotel.JPG|Crows Nest Hotel, Willoughby Road Image:Crows Nest Willoughby Road.JPG|Willoughby Road, view north to [[Naremburn, New South Wales|Naremburn]] Image:Crows Nest Gates 289.JPG|The Gates of Crow's Nest House </gallery> ==References== {{reflist}} == External links == {{Mapit-AUS-suburbscale|long=151.20505|lat=-33.82613}} {{Sydney North Sydney suburbs}} [[Category:Suburbs of Sydney]] {{Sydney-geo-stub}} [[ro:Crows Nest, Sydney]]