- Asquith, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Asquith
city = Sydney
state = nsw
caption =
lga = Hornsby Shire
stategov = Hornsby
fedgov = Berowra, Bradfield
postcode = 2077
est =
pop = 3,092 [ [http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?locationLastSearchTerm=asquith&locationSearchTerm=asquith&newarea=SSC11033&submitbutton=View+QuickStats+%3E&mapdisplay=on&collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC11033&geography=&method=Place+of+Usual+Residence&productlabel=&producttype=QuickStats&topic=&navmapdisplayed=true&javascript=true&breadcrumb=PL&topholder=0&leftholder=0¤taction=104&action=401&textversion=false&subaction=1 Australian Bureau of Statistics] ]
area =
propval =
near-nw = Hornsby Heights
near-n = Mount Colah
near-ne = North Turramurra
near-w = Hornsby
near-e = North Wahroonga
near-sw = Hornsby
near-s = Hornsby
near-se = North Wahroonga
dist1 = 26
dir1 = north-west
location1=Sydney CBD Asquith is a suburb of northern
Sydney , in the state ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Asquith is located 26kilometres north-west of theSydney central business district , in the local government area ofHornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region. Geographically, the suburb encompasses a section ofKu-ring-gai Chase National Park on its eastern side.History
Asquith was named in 1915, after the then
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom , Herbert Henry Asquith, Earl of Oxford and Asquith.Asquith railway station opened on
1 November ,1915 , in conjunction with land released by R. Halloran & Company. Asquith post office opened on 1st April, 1924 and Asquith school opened during March 1930.State Rail Authority of New South Wales Archives Section, "How & Why of Station Names: meanings and origins...", Second Edition, 1982, State Rail Authority of New South Wales, ]Transport
Asquith railway station is on both the Main North Line and North Shore Line of the
CityRail network. The Pacific Highway and Sydney-Newcastle Freeway (F3) are the main roads through the suburb.chools
*Asquith Boys High School
*Asquith Girls High School
*Asquith Primary School
*St. Patrick's Catholic Primary SchoolParks and recreation
*Asquith Park
*Mills Park and Tennis Centre
*Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park
*Story Park
*Asquith Golf Club
*Asquith Bowling ClubCommercial area
*Wrigleys Gum Factory
*KFC Asquith (3rd KFC opened in Australia)
*Savvy Coffee
*Asquith Variety
*Coles AsquithReferences
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Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park External links
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