Abbotsford Convent

The Abbotsford Convent is located in Abbotsford, Victoria, an inner city suburb of Melbourne, Australia. The Convent is in a bend of the Yarra River west of Yarra Bend Park, with the Collingwood Children's Farm to its north and east, the river and parklands to its south and housing to its west.

Photo: Redtree21, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Type: Commerce
Description: former Roman Catholic convent in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia
Also known as: “Convent of the Good Shepherd”
Address: 1-5 St Heliers Street, Abbotsford, VIC 3067

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Sophia Mundi Steiner School and Johnston Street Bridge.

Sophia Mundi Steiner School

School

Sophia Mundi Steiner School is a private school located in Abbotsford, Victoria, Australia, that follows Rudolf Steiner's educational philosophy. Schools which follow Rudolf Steiner's theories are known as Steiner schools, or Waldorf schools. Sophia Mundi Steiner School is situated 130 metres east of Abbotsford Convent.

Johnston Street Bridge

Bridge

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 2.0.

The Johnston Street Bridge is a concrete road bridge across the Yarra River between Abbotsford and Kew, inner-eastern suburbs of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Johnston Street Bridge is situated 250 metres north of Abbotsford Convent.

Dights Falls

Waterfall

Photo: Michaelschmatz, Public domain.

Dights Falls is a rapid and weir across the Yarra River, located in Abbotsford, Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. The weir is situated downstream of the Yarra's confluence with Merri Creek, south of where the Eastern Freeway crosses the creek. Dights Falls is situated 690 metres north of Abbotsford Convent.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Inner east and Jolimont.

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.

Jolimont

Neighborhood

Jolimont is an unbounded neighbourhood of the suburb of East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Situated to the south east of the city's primary axis, Jolimont features parks, business precincts and a limited amount of residential accommodation.

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 2½ km north of Abbotsford Convent.

Abbotsford Convent

Categories: artist collective and convent
Location: City of Yarra, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
View on OpenStreetMap

Latitude

-37.803° or 37° 48′ 11″ south

Longitude

145.00375° or 145° 0′ 14″ east

Wheelchair access

yes

Operator

Abbotsford Convent Foundation

Open location code

4RJ752W3+QF

OpenStreetMap ID

way 666244249

OpenStreetMap feature

landuse=commercial

Wikidata ID

Q4664302

This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.

We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Abbotsford Convent from above in high-definition satellite imagery.

In Other Languages

From Chinese to Japanese—“Abbotsford Convent” goes by many names.

Chinese: “亞伯特斯堡女修道院”
French: “couvent d’Abbotsford”
French: “Couvent d’Abbotsford”
German: “Abbotsford Convent”
Japanese: “アボッツフォード・コンベント”

Places with the Same Name

Discover other places named “Abbotsford Convent”.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Food Market (4th Saturday) and c3 Contemporary Art Gallery.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Rosina and Wurundjeri Council.

Victoria: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Melbourne, Geelong, CBD, and Ballarat.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.