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Surry Hills Sydney, New South Wales
Clock Hotel, Crown Street
Postcode:	2010
Location:	1 km (1 mi) south-east of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Sydney
State District:	Sydney
Federal Division:	Sydney
Suburbs around Surry Hills: Sydney CBD Darlinghurst Darlinghurst Haymarket Surry Hills Paddington Chippendale Redfern Moore Park

Surry Hills is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Surry Hills is located immediately south-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Sydney. Surry Hills is surrounded by the suburbs of Darlinghurst to the north, Chippendale and Haymarket to the west, Moore Park and Paddington to the east and Redfern to the south.

Central is a locality in the north-west of the suburb around Central Station. Prince Alfred Park is located nearby. Strawberry Hills is a locality around Cleveland and Elizabeth streets.

Contents 1 History 2 Commercial Area 3 Transport 4 Churches 5 Schools 6 Landmarks 6.1 Architecture 6.2 Pubs 7 Population 8 References 9 External links

Surry Hills was named after the Surrey Hills in Surrey, England. It was once a beautiful farming area, owned by Major Joseph Foveaux (1765-1846). His property was known as Surry Hills Farm and Foveaux Street is named in his honour.

The Devonshire Street cemetery, where many of the early settlers were buried, was moved to build the Sydney railway terminus. Central railway station was opened on the 4th August 1906. The area around Cleveland and Elizabeth streets was known as Strawberry Hills. Strawberry Hills post office was located at this intersection for many years.

Terrace houses and workers' cottages were built in Surry Hills from the 1850s. Light industry became established in the area, particularly in the rag trade (clothing industry). It became a working class suburb, predominately inhabited by Irish immigrants. The suburb developed a reputation for crime and vices.

Surry Hills was favoured by newly arrived families after World War II when property values were low and accommodation was inexpensive. From the 1980s, the area was gentrified, with many of the area's older houses and building restored and many new upper middle-class residents enjoying the benefits of inner-city living. Due to its location, Surry Hills has become one of the most expensive suburbs in Sydney. The area has also established many fine restaurants and cafes which attract visitors from outside the area.

Surry Hills has mixture of residential, commercial and light industrial areas. It remains Sydney's main centre for fashion wholesale activities, particularly on the western side. Crown Street is a centre of Surry Hills Shopping Village is a shopping centre on Cleveland Street, on the border with Redfern. Oxford Square is a shopping centre on Oxford Street, on the border with Darlinghurst. Surry Hills Markets are held in Shannon Reserve at the corner of Crown and Collins Streets, on the first Saturday of every month.

Surry Hills Shopping Village	Crown street	former cinema in Cleveland Street	former Surry Hills court house
St Margarets Hospital	Surry Hills Markets	Central Railway Station

Central railway station, the largest station on the CityRail network, sits on western edge of Surry Hills. Surry Hills is also serviced by State Transit Authority buses. The Eastern Distributor is a major road, on the eastern edge of the suburb. Major thoroughfares are Crown Street, Cleveland Street, Bourke Street and Foveaux Street.

St Michaels Anglican Church, St Frances De Sales Catholic Church, St Peters Catholic Church, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church, St Sophia and 3 Daughters Greek Orthodox Church, Surry Hills Baptist Church, Chinese Presbyterian Church, Dawn of Islam Mosque.

St Peters Catholic Church

Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church

Chinese Presbyterian Church

The Kirk

Bourke Street Public School, Crown Street Public School, Sydney Community College.

Surry Hills Bourke Street Public School

Crown Street Public School

Crown Street Public School entrance

Cleveland Street High School

St Margaret's Hospital, Sydney Police Centre, Centennial Plaza, Belvoir Street Theatre, Tom Mann Theatre, Prince Alfred Park, Clock Hotel.

Architecturally, Surry Hills is largely composed of Victorian terraced housing, but with some warehouses and several large developments of apartment buildings from the twentieth century in the west of the suburb.

A quiet back street	An old working class street	A gentrified home	Actors' Centre
Durham Hall, Albion Street; on the National Estate	Durham Hall	Sandstock terraces, Albion Street; on the National Estate	Sandstock terraces, Albion Street; on the National Estate

Because of its industrial and commercial history, the Surry Hills area contains a significant number of pubs. The style of pubs range from the Victorian period, to Federation and Art Deco pubs from the mid-1900s. Many of these have been refurbished in recent years to include restaurants and modern facilities

The Surry Hotel, Elizabeth Street	The Dolphin Hotel, Bourke Street	Bar Cleveland, Cleveland Street	Hopetoun Hotel, Bourke Street
Trinity Bar, Crown Street	Norfolk Hotel, Cleveland Street

Demographically Surry Hills is now characterised as a mixture of relatively affluent newcomers who have gentrified the suburb, long-time residents and an enormous number of transients. The large number of hostels and other facilities for transients and the homeless in the area, particularly those provided by the Salvation Army, combined with the proximity to the centre of Sydney, mean that Surry Hills has the greatest concentration of such people in Australia.

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

• Surry Hills, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°53′02″S 151°12′35″E / -33.88384, 151.20978Coordinates: 33°53′02″S 151°12′35″E / -33.88384, 151.20978

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