Warriewood, New South Wales

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


caption = New residential development at Warriewood
lga = Pittwater
postcode = 2102
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Pittwater
fedgov = Mackellar
near-nw = Ingleside
near-n = Mona Vale
near-ne = Mona Vale
near-w = Ingleside
near-e = "Tasman Sea"
near-sw = Elanora Heights
near-s = North Narrabeen
near-se = North Narrabeen
dist1 = 26
dir1 = north
location1= Sydney CBD

Warriewood is a suburb in northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Warriewood is located 26 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Pittwater Council. Warriewood is part of the Northern Beaches region.

History

Warriewood takes its name from the Warriewood Estate that was subdivided in 1906 by Henry F. Halloran, who had purchased it from the McPherson family. ["The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 263]

Landmarks

Warriewood features a medium sized shopping mall and a cinema complex, a mini put-put golf and a swimming beach. Warriewood is also the location of a Catholic high school (Mater Maria).

Housing

Warriewood features houses with oceans views, and old farms in the valley. In recent years, almost all the market gardens or farms have been replaced by housing estates, such as Sheerwater, to the dismay of many locals who appreciated the rural feel of the western parts of the suburb.Fact|date=March 2008 There are a number of townhouses in the area as well. It has been stated by local geologists that some newly developed houses/townhouses in the valley are slowly sinking due to them being built on existing swampland.Fact|date=March 2008

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