Seaforth, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Seaforth
city = Sydney
state = NSW

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caption = Seaforth, view from Castlecrag
lga = Manly Council
postcode = 2092
est = 1906
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Manly
fedgov = Warringah
near-nw = Killarney Heights
near-n = Allambie Heights
near-ne = North Balgowlah
near-w = Castlecrag Castle Cove
near-e = Balgowlah
near-sw = Northbridge
near-s = Mosman
near-se = Clontarf
dist1 = 12
dir1 = north-east
location1= Sydney CBD

Seaforth is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Seaforth is located 12 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Manly Council and is part of the Northern Beaches region.

Landmarks

Seaforth overlooks Middle Harbour and is linked south to Mosman by the Spit Bridge. To the west, Seaforth overlooks Sugarloaf Bay across to the suburbs of Northbridge, Castlecrag and Castle Cove. The Garigal National Park sits on the northern border.

Commercial Area

The Seaforth shopping district is located off Sydney Road and offers a wide variety of services, including niche market products. It is also home to the RSL|Balgowlah RSL.

chools

Balgowlah Boys High School, Seaforth Primary School. It was also home to Seaforth TAFE which was abandoned in 1999. cite web
url = http://www.parliament.nsw.gov.au/prod/PARLMENT/hansArt.nsf/V3Key/LC19991020005
title = NSW Parliament TAFE closure.] The site has been the subject of controversial redevelopment plans. One such plan is to "transform Seaforth into a structured town centre with shops, cafes, offices, flats and civic space"cite web
url = http://www.manlydaily.com.au/article/2006/09/13/592_news.html
title = Manly Daily article on the future of the TAFE.]

History

Seaforth was named after Loch Seaforth and Seaforth Island in Scotland. The land in this area was once owned by Henry Halloran, who subdivided it in 1906.cite web
url = http://nla.gov.au/nla.map-lfsp1535
title = Land advertisement and subdivision map, Henry F. Halloran & Co, 1908, National Library of Australia collection]

The Seaforth library was built in 1887 and protected by heritage listing by Manly Council in 1995. It stands outside the former Seaforth TAFE. Seaforth celebrated its centenary on Sunday 12 November 2006 with a historical display in the town centre.

References

*"The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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