Beresfield, New South Wales

Beresfield is a north-western suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia 22 kilometres (14 mi) from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area and named after the childhood home of Sir Francis Bacon.

The suburb of Beresfield had a population of 7,078 in 2011.

Geography

Beresfield, like the neighbouring suburbs of Tarro, Woodberry and Thornton, is located on a low ridge rising out of the surrounding floodplain and wetlands of the Hunter River. Beresfield is divided by Anderson Drive (formerly Maitland Road) which runs east to west. The part of Beresfield to the north of Anderson Drive includes the shopping centre and railway station. The part south of Anderson Drive includes the bowling club, swimming pool, sports oval and Newcastle Memorial Park cemetery and crematorium.

Transport

It has a railway station, which opened in 1925. The station is served by NSW TrainLink's Hunter line. The suburb is bisected by the New England Highway.