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Oxford Falls is a suburb of northern Sydney, located 20 kilometres north-east of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Warringah Council. Oxford Falls is part of the Northern Beaches region and also considered to be part of the Forest District, colloquially known as ‘The Forest’.

History

Alexander Bowen was granted 200 acres here in 1878, which he named Bloodwood Gully, although Oxford Falls was later gazetted as the name of the suburb in 1902. Wakehurst Parkway, the main road running through Oxford Falls, is named after John de Vere Loder, 2nd Baron Wakehurst, the Governor of New South Wales at the time.

Transport Links

Bus services connect the area with surrounding suburbs and Wakehurst Parkway, running through the suburb, allows for good road connections.

Recreation

The Oxford Falls are two beautiful waterfalls on Middle Creek, which flows north to meet Oxford Creek. Garigal National Park borders the suburb to the north and provides plenty of wild space to explore. The area has many mountain bike trails and is popular with cyclists. Oxford Falls is also home to the Australian Tennis Academy.

Schools

Oxford Falls Grammar School and St Pius X College can both be found here.