Everything about Sandringham New South Wales totally explained
Sandringham is a
suburb in
southern Sydney, in the state of
New South Wales,
Australia. Sandringham is located 18
kilometres south of the
Sydney central business district and is part of the
St George area. Sandringham is in the
local government area of the
City of Rockdale. The postcode is 2219.
Location
Sandringham is a quiet residential suburb on the western shore of
Botany Bay, at the mouth of the
Georges River. Cook Park runs along the eastern and southern border and the beach stretches from Dolls Point to Sandringham Bay. The Georges River Sailing Club sits on the foreshore.
Sandringham is surrounded by the suburbs of
Dolls Point and
Sans Souci. A small group of shops is located at the intersection of Clareville Avenue and Russell Avenue, on the border with Sans Souci and Sandringham. It includes Sans Souci Library, Dolls Point petrol station, grocery shop, liquor shop, chemist, hairdresser, take-away shops and a café.
History
Sandringham was originally known as Strippers Point in the 1830s, from the local occupation of tree-felling and bark-stripping. William Rust, bought a grand house on Rocky Point Road at Sans Souci from Thomas Holt (1811-88), which he turned into a luxurious hotel. Later, he moved to Strippers Point renamed it Sandringham and built the Prince of Wales Hotel. As an ardent royalist, it's thought he chose the name to honour Edward VII, the Prince of Wales who in 1872 was also building a royal residence at
Sandringham, in
Norfolk,
England.
The area between
Cooks River and
Georges River was originally known as Seven Mile Beach. It was changed to Lady Robinson’s Beach in 1874 to honour the wife of Governor
Sir Hercules Robinson. Cook Park is named after Samuel Cook who advocated it as a public pleasure area.
Landmarks
- Sandringham Bay, Sandringham Baths
- Cook Park, Clareville Reserve, Stan Moses Reserve, Scott Park, Peter Depena Reserve
- Georges River Reserve
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