Crows Nest, New South Wales
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{{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.
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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>
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[[ro:Crows Nest, Sydney]]