Petrie Square

Petrie Square is a park in City of Boroondara, Victoria. Petrie Square is situated near Kew Library, as well as near the park Alexandra Gardens.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Xavier College and Ruyton Girls’ School.

Xavier College

School

Xavier College is a Roman Catholic, day and boarding school predominantly for boys, founded in 1872 by the Society of Jesus, with its main campus located in Kew, an inner eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Xavier College is situated 580 metres southwest of Petrie Square.

Ruyton Girls’ School

School

Ruyton Girls' School, commonly referred to simply as Ruyton, is a non-denominational and independent day school for girls, located on Selbourne Road, Kew, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Ruyton Girls’ School is situated 560 metres southeast of Petrie Square.

Boroondara General Cemetery

Cemetery

Photo: Melburnian, CC BY 2.5.

Boroondara General Cemetery, often referred to as Kew cemetery, is one of the oldest cemeteries in Victoria, Australia, created in the tradition of the Victorian garden cemetery. Boroondara General Cemetery is situated 1 km northeast of Petrie Square.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hawthorn East and Inner east.

Hawthorn East

Suburb

Hawthorn East is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 7 km east of the Melbourne central business district, located within the City of Boroondara local government area. Hawthorn East is situated 3 km southeast of Petrie Square.

Inner east

Photo: Nicolás Boullosa, CC BY 2.0.

The inner east of Melbourne consists of a number of suburbs and localities within the Yarra municipality. Compared with glitzy Stonnington on the other side of the river, the inner eastern area is known among Melburnians as a working-class district, filled with pubs and old factories.

Westgarth

Neighborhood

Photo: Batterbu, Public domain.

Westgarth is a neighbourhood within the suburb of Northcote, about 4 or 5 kilometres north-east of Melbourne's central business district in Victoria, Australia. Westgarth is situated 4½ km northwest of Petrie Square.

Petrie Square

Type: Park
Category: recreation area
Location: City of Boroondara, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.80772° or 37° 48′ 28″ south

Longitude

145.03504° or 145° 2′ 6″ east

Open location code

4RJ752RP+W2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 302831449

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=park

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Kew Library and Alexandra Gardens.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Trinity Grammar School/Charles Street and Stop 35: Charles Street.

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