Muirhead is a northern suburb of the city of

Darwin Darwin may refer to: Common meanings * Charles Darwin (1809–1882), English naturalist and writer, best known as the originator of the theory of biological evolution by natural selection * Darwin, Northern Territory, a territorial capital city i ...

in the

Northern Territory The Northern Territory (commonly abbreviated as NT; formally the Northern Territory of Australia) is an Australian territory in the central and central northern regions of Australia. The Northern Territory shares its borders with Western Au ...

of Australia.

History

Muirhead is named in commemoration of James Muirhead who was an

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and a judge of the

Supreme Court of the Northern Territory The Supreme Court of the Northern Territory is the superior court for the Australian Territory of the Northern Territory. It has unlimited jurisdiction within the territory in civil matters, and hears the most serious criminal matters. It is ar ...

. The area comprising Muirhead was part of the suburb of Lee Point. Subdivision development of this suburb commenced in April 2011.

References

Suburbs of Darwin, Northern Territory {{NorthernTerritory-geo-stub