Arcadia, New South Wales
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Arcadia is a suburb of Sydney
Sydney
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, in the state of New South Wales
New South Wales
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, Australia
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. Arcadia is located 42 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district
Sydney central business district
The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

 in the local government area of Hornsby Shire
Hornsby Shire
Hornsby Shire is a Local Government Area in the Northern region of Sydney, Australia. The Shire stretches from the suburb of Eastwood in the south to the Hawkesbury River town of Wisemans Ferry, some to the north...

. Arcadia is in the Upper North Shore region.

History

Arcadia is derived from Arcadia
Arcadia
Arcadia is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the administrative region of Peloponnese. It is situated in the central and eastern part of the Peloponnese peninsula. It takes its name from the mythological character Arcas. In Greek mythology, it was the home of the god Pan...

, a region in Greece
Greece
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 and in Greek mythology
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 was a pastoral retreat.

European settlement

The name Dooral appeared on Surveyor James Meehan’s map of April 1817 and originally covered the whole area which includes present day Arcadia, as well as Dural
Dural, New South Wales
Dural is a semi-rural suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Dural is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of Hornsby Shire and The Hills Shire. Dural is part of the Hills District, in Northern Sydney...

, Glenorie
Glenorie, New South Wales
Glenorie is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Glenorie is located 44 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of The Hills Shire and Hornsby Shire. Glenorie is part of the Hills District.-Aboriginal culture:The...

 and Galston
Galston, New South Wales
Galston is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Galston is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region....

.

Timber cutters opened up the area from 1817 and the early settlements were originally known as Upper, Middle, Lower, North and Little Dural. The name Arcadia was given to a public school that opened in this area in 1895 and was later adopted for the suburb.

Commercial areas

Arcadia is a semi-rural suburb, whose only retail is the small cafe/local store called Andy's takeaway. Other commercial developments are restricted to stables, 'pet nannies' and fruit produce.

Transport

Arcadia Road is the main road through the suburb that provides access from Galston
Galston, New South Wales
Galston is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Galston is located 36 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region....

 and leads north into Bay Road to Berrilee
Berrilee, New South Wales
Berrilee is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Berrilee is located 38 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region....

 and Berowra Waters
Berowra Waters, New South Wales
Berowra Waters is a suburb of northern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Berowra is located 40 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region...

. Arcadia Road also links to Cobah Road which leads north to Fiddletown
Fiddletown, New South Wales
Fiddletown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fiddletown is located 39 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region.-Landmarks:...

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Landmarks

  • St Benedict's Monastery
  • Vision Valley Conference and Recreation Centre
  • Glenacres Nursery
  • Arcadia Community Centre
  • Arcadia Public School

Schools

Arcadia Public School is the local primary school in Arcadia. Northholm Grammar School
Northholm Grammar School
Northholm Grammar School is associated with the Anglican Church of Australia and is located in Fiddletown, New South Wales, Australia.The school was established in 1983 and celebrated 20 years of operation in 2003, an event which Northholm highlighted by 'Back to Northholm' day, where current and...

 uses an Arcadia address, however geographically it is actually situated in Fiddletown
Fiddletown, New South Wales
Fiddletown is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Fiddletown is located 39 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire and is part of the North Shore region.-Landmarks:...

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In Media

Arcadia Road and houses on Roscommon Road were featured in the Australian movie Tomorrow, When The War Began.

External links

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