TypeOtherDetailsBecketts Forest is located at the head of Ashdale Creek just east of the Old Northern Road at Maroota. There is no information available regarding its origins but it may be associated with James Beckett (1793-1876) who married Mary, the daughter of George Best, a prosperous farmer at Seven Hills.
CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.7
Powell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.7, Becketts Forest. Hornsby Shire, accessed 27/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3944
