Hawkesbury

English

The Hawkesbury River rail bridge, the piers of the original bridge can be seen

Proper noun

Hawkesbury

1. A hamlet and civil parish in South Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref ST7686).
2. A town in the United Counties of Prescott and Russell, Ontario, Canada, named after Lord Hawkesbury.
3. A river, the Hawkesbury River, in New South Wales, Australia, named after Lord Hawkesbury (as in Ontario).
   • 2022 July 27, Dr Joseph Brennan, “Bridge disasters that spanned an Empire”, in RAIL, number 962, page 60:

     Despite my imaginings, disaster was denied over the deep waters of the Hawkesbury.

4. A local government area, the City of Hawkesbury, located near Sydney in New South Wales, Australia, named after the river.

Derived terms

• Port Hawkesbury