Wickham, New South Wales

Wickham
Newcastle, New South Wales
Wickham
Coordinates 32°55′26″S 151°45′36″E / 32.92389°S 151.76000°E / -32.92389; 151.76000Coordinates: 32°55′26″S 151°45′36″E / 32.92389°S 151.76000°E / -32.92389; 151.76000
Population 1,079 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 1,540/km2 (3,990/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 2293
Area 0.7 km2 (0.3 sq mi)
Location 3 km (2 mi) WNW of Newcastle
LGA(s) City of Newcastle
Parish Newcastle
State electorate(s) Newcastle
Federal Division(s) Newcastle
Suburbs around Wickham:
Maryville Maryville Carrington
Islington Wickham Carrington
Hamilton Hamilton East Newcastle West

Wickham /ˈwɪkəm/ is an inner suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located 3 kilometres (1.9 mi) from Newcastle's central business district.

Origin

Wickham which was a Misspelling of Whickham, a suburb of Newcastle upon Tyne in the north of England. Means village by the creek. Wickham was proclaimed a Municipality in the NSW Government Gazette, 27 February 1871,[2] largely by the efforts of James Hannell, who became Wickham's first mayor.[3]

Transport

Wickham railway station was served by NSW TrainLink's Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line. The railway line is part of the Newcastle-Maitland line, the first section of the Main North line from Sydney to the New England region, opened in 1857.[4] It closed on 25 December 2014, when the Newcastle line was truncated to Hamilton to allow construction of the Newcastle Light Rail line.[5] Newcastle Interchange opened on 15 October 2017.[6] It will connect with the Newcastle Light Rail.[7][8]

Sport

Wickham is a well represented in the Newcastle cricket competitions. The local district team is known as the HamWicks (a combination of the suburbs Hamilton and Wickham).

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wickham (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 February 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ Council History
  3. ↑ Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition)
  4. ↑ "Newcastle Branch". www.nswrail.net. Retrieved 23 November 2006.
  5. ↑ Last train leaves Newcastle station Newcastle Herald 26 December 2014
  6. ↑ Timetable changes Central Coast & Newcastle Line and Hunter Line Transport for New South Wales 1 October 2017
  7. ↑ Wickham Transport Interchange Transport for NSW July 2014
  8. ↑ Revitalisation of Newcastle CBD continues as Wickham interchange gets the green light Transport for NSW 14 November 2014
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