Charing Cross, New South Wales facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Charing Cross Sydney, New South Wales
Robin Hood Hotel, an example of the Art Deco style
Charing Cross Hotel, also in the Art Deco style
Charing Cross Location in Sydney
Localities around Charing Cross: Centennial Park Bondi Junction Bondi Queens Park Charing Cross Bronte Randwick Coogee Waverley

Charing Cross is a precinct in the suburb of Waverley, Sydney, Australia. It is used to describe the intersection of Bronte Road and Carrington Road and the short shopping strip extending to the east along Bronte Road, and is used as a reference point for the homes and schools located around it.

Brief History

The locality originally called Madden's Corner, was named after Charing Cross, London, England by Waverley Council on 6 September 1859.

Charing Cross was once planned by the council to be the commercial and retail centre of Waverley. It was a much more significant shopping area prior to the rise in importance of Bondi Junction. It fell into decline with shops closing. However, the recent increase of interest in Charing Cross is reflecting the gentrification of the area with the moving in of up-market clothing and gourmet food stores and restaurants.

Sport and recreation

Charing Cross is represented in one of the most popular sporting competitions across Australia, the National Rugby League competition, by the local team the Sydney Roosters. St Charles Junior Rugby League Club, one of the junior clubs in the Roosters Juniors, is also based near Charing Cross.

Notable people

• Chester Francis Cobb (1899-1943), novelist