Edgeworth, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Edgeworth
city = Newcastle
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2285
pop = 5905 (2006 census)
area = 6.8
est =
parish = Teralba
stategov = Cessnock
fedgov = Charlton
dist1 = 18
dir1 = W
location1= Newcastle
near-nw = Holmesville
near-n = Cameron Park
near-ne = Elermore Vale
near-w = Barnsley
near-e = Glendale
near-sw = Teralba
near-s = West Wallsend
near-se = Argenton

Edgeworth is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located convert|18|km|mi|0|lk=on west of Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Lake Macquarie local government area.

Edgeworth was originally known as Cocked Hat Creek until 1885 where it was referred to as Young Wallsend. In December 1960 Young Wallsend adopted its present name in honour of the geologist Sir Tannatt William Edgeworth David who, arriving in NSW in 1882, pioneered geological surveying of the coal seams in the Hunter Valley.

Edgeworth has a minor shopping centre with a Coles supermarket, a bowling club, three schools, an aged care facility, McDonalds Restaurant, a pub, and its own junior and senior soccer clubs, the Edgeworth Eagles.

External links

* [http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/lmp&p/edgeworth.htm History of Edgeworth]