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Glebe Sydney, New South Wales
Population:	10,872 (2001 census)
Postcode:	2037
Area:	1.8 km²
LGA:	City of Sydney
State District:	Port Jackson
Federal Division:	Sydney
Suburbs around Glebe Annandale Blackwattle Bay Pyrmont Forest Lodge Glebe Ultimo Camperdown Camperdown Chippendale

Glebe is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. It is located 3kms south-west the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney, in the Inner West region. The postcode is 2037.

Glebe surrounds Blackwattle Bay, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, in the north. The suburb of Ultimo lies to the east and the suburbs of Annandale and Forest Lodge lie to the west. The southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway.

Contents 1 Features 2 Landmarks 3 History 4 See also 5 External links

Glebe Point Road is the main road through the suburb, featuring a shopping strip, known for its specialty shops, restaurants and cafés - including the well known Gleebooks bookshop. The Broadway Shopping Centre has been built on the landmark site of the former Grace Brothers Department Store. Though it has been seen in recent years that local businesses on Glebe Point Road have slowly been sapped of business by the construction and refurbishment of the Broadway Shopping Centre, this has been a major point of contention. The shopping centre includes a food court and cinema complex.

Glebe has a popular market which is held on saturdays in the grounds of Glebe Primary School. Arts, crafts, trendy clothing and edible goodies are abundant. They are known as the alternative markets for the alternative lifestyle goods that are offered. New and pre-loved goods are sold here. The grassy area is a good spot for a picnic.

The suburb is generally gentrified. It is popular with students due to its proximity to the University of Sydney and University of Technology Sydney. In recent years, Glebe's popularity as a backpacker area has been increasing, as the previous main backpacker area in Sydney, Kings Cross, has become more expensive.

At its south-eastern end is the Glebe Estate, an area of Housing Commission properties purchased by the government of Gough Whitlam to provide public housing for the needy. This area today has third highest Aboriginal population in Sydney.^[1]

Sze Yup Temple (Chinese: 四邑廟) This temple located in Edward Street was originally built in 1898 by Chinese immigrants from Sze Yup, Guangdong province, China. It provided a focal point for the early Chinese market gardeners in the area. It is still in use today. The present building, which replaced one destroyed by fire, dates from 1955.

Lyndhurst This gracious mansion was built between 1833 and 1837 for Dr James Bowman who was the principal surgeon of the nearby Sydney Hospital.

Toxteth Park George Allen who established a legal firm and became Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1844, built Toxteth Park. St Scholastica's College moved to this site from Pitt Street in the centre of Sydney, in 1901.

Glebe's name derives from the fact that the land on which it was developed was a glebe, originally owned by the Anglican Church. 'The Glebe' was a land grant of 400 acres given by Governor Arthur Phillip to Reverend Richard Johnson, Chaplain of the First Fleet, in 1790.

• Broadway
• Glebe Point Road
• Forest Lodge Public School
• Gentrification
• Sydney

Coordinates: -33.87978° 151.18541°

• Maps and aerial photos
  • Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
  • Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
• The Glebe Society.
• GlebeNet: Information for Residents and Tourists.
• City of Sydney: Glebe, Forest Lodge and Broadway.

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