Gore Hill Cemetery
The Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery is a heritage-listed cemetery located on the Pacific Highway in St Leonards, Sydney, Australia. It was established on 19 May 1868 by the New South Wales politician, William Tunks, and is one of the oldest and most significant remaining cemeteries in metropolitan Sydney.Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
- Type: Cemetery
- Description: cemetery in North Sydney
- Also known as: “Gore Hill cemetery” and “Gore Hill Memorial Cemetery”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Royal North Shore Hospital and St Leonards railway station.
Royal North Shore Hospital
Hospital
Photo: Smilesau, Public domain.
The Royal North Shore Hospital is a major public teaching hospital on the Lower North Shore region of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, located in the suburb of St Leonards. Royal North Shore Hospital is situated 310 metres northeast of Gore Hill Cemetery.
St Leonards railway station
Railway station
Photo: Len W, Public domain.
St Leonards railway station is a suburban railway station located on the North Shore line, serving the Sydney suburb of St Leonards including the nearby Artarmon Industrial Area and Gore Hill. It is served by Sydney Trains T1 North Shore line services. St Leonards railway station is situated 540 metres east of Gore Hill Cemetery.
Lane Cove Bushland Park
Park
Lane Cove Bushland Park is located in suburban Lane Cove, 5 kilometres from the centre of Sydney, Australia. It is regarded as one of the more interesting areas of fungi in the country.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Crows Nest and Berry Island.
Crows Nest
Suburb
Crows Nest is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is also part of the North Sydney region, 5 kilometres north of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of North Sydney Council.
Berry Island
Locality
Berry Island is a locality in Wollstonecraft on the lower North Shore of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It was originally one of Sydney's Harbour Islands, but it is now connected to the mainland by a constructed isthmus.
North Sydney
Town
Photo: MDRX, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Lower North Shore is the metropolitan area on the northern shore of Sydney Harbour and is surrounded by Middle Harbour to the east and Lane Cove River to the west. The region extends as far north as Chatswood, where beyond that is the Upper North Shore.
Gore Hill Cemetery
- Category: burial
- Location: City of Willoughby, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
-33.82307° or 33° 49′ 23″ southLongitude
151.18843° or 151° 11′ 18″ eastInception
May 19th, 1868Operator
Metropolitan Memorial ParksOpen location code
4RRH55GQ+Q9OpenStreetMap ID
way 159578188OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=cemeteryWikidata ID
Q5586112
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Slovenian to Turkish—“Gore Hill Cemetery” goes by many names.
- Slovenian: “Gore Hill cemetery”
- Turkish: “Gore Hill cemetery”
- Turkish: “Gore Hill Mezarlığı”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Gore Hill Oval and Gore Hill Park.
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