Turramurra Sydney, New South Wales |
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Hillview guesthouse, part of the heritage-listed Hillview estate which later became the Hillview Community Health Centre
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Population | 11,083 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 1,808.0/km2 (4,683/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1822 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2074 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 6.13 km2 (2.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 17 km (11 mi) north of Sydney | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Ku-ring-gai Council | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Ku-ring-gai, Davidson | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Bradfield | ||||||||||||||
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Turramurra is a suburb on the Upper North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 17 kilometres (11 mi) north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Ku-ring-gai Council. It shares the postcode of 2074 with the adjacent suburbs of North Turramurra, South Turramurra and Warrawee.
Turramurra is an Aboriginal word which is thought to mean either high hill, big hill, high place, or small watercourse. The Aboriginal reference of high hill covered the range from Pymble to Turramurra. Early European settlers referred to the area as Eastern Road.
The name Turramurra was adopted when the railway station was built in 1890.
One of the early local landmarks was Ingleholme, a two-storey Federation home in Boomerang Street. It was designed by John Sulman (1849–1934) as his own home and built circa 1896. The house was part of the Presbyterian Ladies College (now the Pymble Ladies' College) until 1977 and is now on the Register of the National Estate. It is notable as an example of John Sulman's style.
Turramurra Post Office opened on 16 August 1890.
St Andrew's in Kissing Point Road is an example of the Federation Carpenter Gothic style. In 1932, Lewy Pattinson, founder of Washington H. Soul Pattinson, gave the Presbyterian Church in NSW the land for Mission Hall, at what is now 106 Kissing Point Road. In 1936, ownership was transferred by Pattinson to St Margaret's Presbyterian Church, Turramurra.