St Andrew Parish, Cumberland is one of the 57 parishes of
Cumberland County, New South Wales, a
cadastral unit for use on
land titles. It is one of the four small parishes in the
Sydney city area (together with St Philip, St Lawrence and St James), and is named after the church of
St Andrew's. The parish was named while the church was still in the planning stages. The parish includes
Pyrmont and the
Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district.
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area. It is bounded by Wattle Street in the south west,
George Street in the south and east, and
King Street in the north-east.
[Information obtained fro]
maps available at the NSW Dept. of Lands Parish map preservation project
It includes
Town Hall railway station, which is on the eastern end of the parish.
Locations
Images of locations in the parish:
Image:St Andrew's Cathedral, Sydney, Australia.JPG, St Andrew's Cathedral
Image:Southern end of the Queen Victoria Building, Sydney, July 2005.jpg, The Queen Victoria Building
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at the eastern end of the parish
Image:Darlingharbour today.jpg, Buildings in the Darling Harbour
Darling Harbour is a harbour adjacent to the city centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia that is made up of a large recreational and pedestrian precinct that is situated on western outskirts of the Sydney central business district.
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area; most of this land is in the Parish of St Andrew except for Wentworth Park and the land beyond it.
Image:AusNatMM.JPG, Australian National Maritime Museum
Image:Starcitycasino.jpg, Star City Casino
Image:UTS, Sydney.JPG, The University of Technology is located on the southern end of the parish.
Image:Chinatownsyd.jpg, Chinatown
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Image:SydneyTownHall gobeirne.jpg, Sydney Town Hall
References
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Saint Andrew's cathedral site act 1935
Parishes of Cumberland County
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