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Notes on the Origins and Locations of Place Names Newcastle, Lake Macquarie, Hunter Valley, Liverpool Plains, New South Wales Can't Find What You're Looking For? Try a Search from the Box below:   A    B    C    D    E    F    G    H    I    J    K    L    M    N    O    P    Q    R    S    T    U    V    W    Y     F Failford - Co. Gloucester 219 miles N of Sydney. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Fairfield Farm - Near Newcastle 1850s Fairley - Holmesville Fairylawn - Residence of J. Enright. Formerly the site of the iron gang stockade at Maitland Falbrook - a stream of water in Co. Durham. Flows through Camberwell and into the Hunter River. Fed by the Carron and Goorangoola Creeks and the Foybrook. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Falbrook Estate - 4000 acres belonging to Alexander Brodie Sparke. Hunter Valley False Bay - early name for Fingal Bay because mariners mistook it for Port Stephens Fame Point - Port Stephens - named after the vessel Fame Farley - Co. Northumberland. Named by Captain Emmanuel Hungerford, a settler of 1828, after his home town Farleigh near Bath, England Farmborough - The original name of Branxton was Farmborough. Later it was known as Black Creek. Farmborough was part of William Bowen's estate Fassifern - Scottish origin. Suburb of Lake Macquarie. Co. Northumberland Fennells Bay - named after Richard Fennell Fenwick's Hill - near Gresford Fermoy Cottage - Devonshire St. West. Maitland. Jeremiah Ledsam Fern Gully - Singleton district Fern Hill - Singleton district Figtree Point - Point of land on the southern side of Fennell Bay bridge Finch Mount - Co. Northumberland. A peak in the Hunter range about 6 miles SE of Wollombi. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Fingal Bay - A bay situated in the county of Gloucester, near Port Stephens harbour. Early name False Bay Firefly Creek - Co. Gloucester. A tributary of the head of the Burril Creek. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Fishery Creek - located between Hexham and Sandgate - drained into Hexham Wetlands Fitzroy - a parish in Co. of Gloucester bounded on the N. by Crosbie; S by Verulam, and E. by the Australian Agricultural Company's estate Five Islands - Boolaroo; Teralba district Flaggy Creek - located at Glenrock Lagoon Flagstaff Hill - Newcastle (aboriginal name Tahlbihn Point). Early name for Fort Scratchley Flowerbank Hill - Singleton Fly Road - Co. Gloucester. Beteen Stephens Point and Toomeree Heads. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Foley's Folly - Co. Parry. Quartz mining village situated 3 miles from Hanging Rock township. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Forbestown - private subdivision at South Muswellbrook. Fordwich - Wollombi Brook - Arthur Blaxland. Singleton district Fordwick - Situated at Gammon Plains, Co. Brisbane Forster - After William Forster, Premier of NSW 1859. Co. Gloucester. 227 miles N of Sydney. Called by the Manning River aboriginal Wooboomba meaning That Kangaroo Fort Fiddlesticks - Convict name for Fort Scratchley Fort Scratchley - former fortifications perched atop a large knoll that lies immediately behind, and overlooking, Nobbys Beach, the headland and the river mouth. Named for architect Col. Peter Scratchley Named Braithwaite's Head by Lieut. Shortland in 1797 Fosterton - small settlement near Chichester River. 10 miles N of Dungog Four Mile Creek - Earlier name Bagman Creek. Tributary of the Hunter River flowing through Millers Forest Foybrook - A stream of water in Co. Durham. Empties into the Hunter River near Camberwell Frederick Point - Co. Northumberland - a tongue of land jutting out into Brisbane Water Harbour and forming part of the township of Gosford. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Freeman's Waterhole - a settlement south of The Gap once known as Heatonville Frenchmans Rock - Swansea - Named for the French ship Henri which foundered in 1852 Freshwater Bay - Shown on Barrallier's 1801 map of Newcastle. Near Stockton Freshwater Creek - Teralba; also known as the Gravel Pits. Friendship Point - early name for Soldiers Point, Port Stephens Frog Hollow - Dudley. Frying Pan Point - Lake Macquarie. South of Point Wolstoncroft Fullerton Cove - After William Fullerton traveller and soldier 1754- 1808. Situated Co. Gloucester. Extensive Cove of Port Hunter. A large lagoon on the N shore of the Hunter River opposite Newcastle. A large sandy island called Wallis' Island lies on its western side and a small sandbank at its entrance. Geographical Encyclopaedia of NSW 1893 Furrucabad Creek - Co. Gough - a small tributary of the Rocky Ponds Creek flowing near the township of Glen Innes