Glen Forrest
Glen Forrest is a suburb within the Shire of Mundaring, south of John Forrest National Park, west of Mahogany Creek, east of Darlington, and north of the Helena River.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 2,780 residents
- Description: suburb of Perth, Western Australia
- Also known as: “Glen Forrest, Western Australia” and “Glen Forrest, Western Australia, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Chippers Leap and Mahogany Inn.
Chippers Leap
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Chippers Leap, formerly known as Chipper's Leap, is a granite outcrop on Greenmount Hill in Perth, Western Australia. It is located at, on the northern side of Great Eastern Highway, near the border between the suburbs of Swan View and Greenmount. Chippers Leap is situated 3½ km west of Glen Forrest.
Mahogany Inn
Building
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The Mahogany Inn, also called the Old Mahogany Inn, is a historic building on the Great Eastern Highway in Mahogany Creek in Western Australia. Under various owners and tenants, a range of brief histories were produced of the inn, as well as the occasional newspaper article. Mahogany Inn is situated 3 km east of Glen Forrest.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Darlington and Mahogany Creek.
Darlington
Suburb
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Darlington is a suburb of Perth, Western Australia in the Shire of Mundaring on the Darling Scarp, bisected by Nyaania Creek and north of the Helena River. Darlington is situated 2½ km west of Glen Forrest.
Mahogany Creek
Suburb
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Mahogany Creek is a suburb of Perth, the state capital of Western Australia. It is part of the Shire of Mundaring local government area. Its name is derived from the historic Mahogany Inn, constructed in about 1880, and situated on what was the York Road, now known as the Great Eastern Highway. Mahogany Creek is situated 3 km east of Glen Forrest.
Hovea
Suburb
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Hovea is a suburb in the Shire of Mundaring in Perth, Western Australia. It is centred on Jane Brook and encompasses the Railway Reserve Heritage Trail and John Forrest National Park. Hovea is situated 3½ km northeast of Glen Forrest.
Glen Forrest
- Categories: suburb of Perth and locality
- Location: Shire of Mundaring, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-31.90775° or 31° 54′ 28″ southLongitude
116.10271° or 116° 6′ 10″ eastPopulation
2,780Elevation
197 metres (646 feet)Open location code
4PWR34R3+W3OpenStreetMap ID
node 1546265363OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8348607Wikidata ID
Q5567759
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In Other Languages
From Dutch to German—“Glen Forrest” goes by many names.
- Dutch: “Glen Forrest”
- German: “Glen Forrest”
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