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Asquith is a suburb of Northern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia.
Asquith is a suburb of Northern Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Asquith is located 26 km north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. The suburb contains a section of Ku-ring-gai Chase National Park on its eastern side.
History
Asquith was named in 1915 after the then Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, H. H. Asquith.
Asquith railway station opened on 1 November 1915, in conjunction with land released by R. Halloran & Company. Asquith post office opened on 27 September 1920 and Asquith school opened during March 1930.Wrigley's Chewing Gum factory opened its first Australian office in 1961 in Asquith, and continues to operate from the same site.
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Population: 1,001 - 10,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 3.502 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 186 m
Population number: 3,376
Local Government Area: Hornsby Shire Council