The Hill, New South Wales

The Hill is an inner city, residential suburb of Newcastle, in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia, located immediately south of Newcastle's central business district.^[2][6] The Hill is filled with historic Victorian terraces and is the site of a historic convict prison block.^{[citation needed]} As of January 2021, the average house price in The Hill was A$1.92m.^[7]

The Hill Newcastle, New South Wales
Beacon Tower, originally 7 m (23 ft) high was extended to 20 m (66 ft) in 1877 after the light had been obscured by the erection of a Wesley Parsonage.
The Hill
Coordinates	32°55′54″S 151°46′34″E
Population	2,076 (SAL 2021)[1]
• Density	3,335/km2 (8,640/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	2300
Area	0.63 km2 (0.2 sq mi)Note1
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10)
• Summer (DST)	AEDT (UTC+11)
Location	159 km (99 mi) NNE of Sydney 0 km (0 mi) from Newcastle
LGA(s)	City of Newcastle[2]
Region	Hunter[2]
County	Northumberland[3]
Parish	Newcastle[3]
State electorate(s)	Newcastle[4]
Federal division(s)	Newcastle[5]
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 25.5 °C 78 °F 8.4 °C 47 °F 1,139.5 mm 44.9 in
Suburbs around The Hill: Newcastle, Cooks Hill Newcastle Newcastle Cooks Hill The Hill Newcastle Bar Beach Tasman Sea Newcastle, Tasman Sea

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the previous people of this land.^[8] The Hill was first known as Church Hill then Prospect Hill.^[9] It was one of the earliest settled areas of Newcastle and the site of the first town plan laid out by Henry Dangar in 1823.^[9] The first railway was located there, starting at AA Coy's A Pit just off Church Street^[10]

The Boltons

The site was originally used as a mine with two engines creating coal fired stream.^[10] A series of four homes in San Francisco style.^[10] They are timber houses designed by Frederick B Menkins and built by G.W Brewer in 1904.^[10] Each house has 4 bedrooms and bathroom is the last selling for $1,725,00.^[11]

Heritage listings

The Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• 51 Brown Street: Newcastle Reservoirs^[12]
• 51 Church Street: Woodlands^[13]
• 52a Church Street: Christ Church Cathedral^[14]
• 52a Church Street: Horbury Hunt Hall^[15]

Gallery

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  Residence building, which is part of St Mary's Star of the Sea Church
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  Jesmond House is an Italianate mansion of the 1880s with significant historic associations with Newcastle.
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  Looking east from Jesmond House with Nobbys Head and Stockton Beach in the background.
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  Christchurch Cathedral
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  Tyrrell Street house, Newcastle, NSW, 21 September 1887

Notes

1. ^ Area calculation is based on 1:100000 map 9232 NEWCASTLE.