StreetPaxton CrescentSuburbCherrybrookDetailsPaxton is a made-up word meaning "a ton of pax (peace)" Pax is a motto of the Benedictine Order which built and Abbey here in 1957. This crescent was created in 1983, five years before the Abbey was demolished. The name "Benedict" was selected at first but was refused. See Abbey Close.
SourcePatrick, Trevor, G. 1994, Street names of Pennant Hills and Surrounding Suburbs of Beecroft, Cheltenham, Cherrybrook, Thornleigh, Westleigh, and West Pennant Hills, Silicon Quill, Hornsby, p.77.Map[1]
