Aberglasslyn is a rapidly expanding suburb of Maitland, located in the

Hunter Valley The Hunter Region, also commonly known as the Hunter Valley, is a region of New South Wales, Australia, extending from approximately to north of Sydney. It contains the Hunter River and its tributaries with highland areas to the north and so ...

of New South Wales Australia.

Description and history

The traditional owners and custodians of the Maitland area are the Wonnarua people. Once known as "The Country Estate", Aberglasslyn was surrounded by paddocks and

bushland In Australia, bushland is a blanket term for land which supports remnant vegetation or land which is disturbed but still retains a predominance of the original floristics and structure. Human survival in bushland has a whole mythology evolving ...

which have now been developed into numerous sub-divisions such as "The Sanctuary" and "Weblands Wonderland". Aberglasslyn provides views of the hills of Maitland Vale and Rosebrook, situated near the

Hunter River Hunter River may refer to: *Hunter River (New South Wales), Australia *Hunter River (Western Australia) *Hunter River, New Zealand *Hunter River (Prince Edward Island), Canada **Hunter River, Prince Edward Island, community on Hunter River, Canada ...

. It still retains some bushland which has been listed as a nature reserve. Aberglasslyn House (circa 1840), a private residence, looks over a bend in the Hunter River and is built completely out of sandstone. Aberglasslyn House is one of the most important early Colonial homes in Australia. With its vast cellars, this early stone mansion has the potential to become the only "chateau style" boutique vineyard in the Hunter. It was built by George Hobler, and designed by

John Verge John Verge (1782–1861) was an English architect, builder, pioneer settler in the Colony of New South Wales, who migrated to Australia and pursued his career there. Verge was one of the earliest and the most important architect of the Greek Rev ...

who was born in Christchurch, Dorset, England. The name is said to be a combination of " Aberdeen" and " Glasgow", though it is more likely to be from the place in Wales so called -

Aberglaslyn The Afon Glaslyn (English, ''River Glaslyn'') is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. While not of great significance in terms of its length (about ), it is one of Gwynedd's primary rivers, and has greatly influenced the landscape in which it ...

, spelt Aberglasslyn by English writers in the 1800s. This Welsh name means the "mouth of the river Glaslyn" (aber = river mouth). See

Afon Glaslyn The Afon Glaslyn (English, ''River Glaslyn'') is a river in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. While not of great significance in terms of its length (about ), it is one of Gwynedd's primary rivers, and has greatly influenced the landscape in which it ...

. The Glaslyn used to enter Cardigan Bay at this point (it is now at some distance from the sea after land reclamation). "

Glaslyn Glaslyn ( cy, Blue lake) is a lake in the Snowdonia National Park in Gwynedd, north-west Wales. It is found at approximately above sea level in a cwm on the eastern flanks of Snowdon. It is a rough ellipse in shape, about east–west and abo ...

" is "blue lake", and is the name of the lake from which the river flows down to the sea and from which it has taken its name.

Heritage listings

Aberglasslyn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Aberglasslyn Road:

Aberglasslyn House Aberglasslyn House is a heritage-listed residence and former boarding school on Aberglasslyn Road, Aberglasslyn, in the Hunter region of New South Wales, Australia. It was designed by John Verge and built from 1840 to 1842. It is also known as ...

References

{{coord, 32, 41, 40.76, S, 151, 32, 4.59, E, display=title Suburbs of Maitland, New South Wales