StreetKirkham StreetSuburbBeecroftDetailsKirkham Street appears on an 1887 NSW Lands Department map. It comes from a place name in Lancashire, England.
According to Trevor Patrick it is a town 5 miles southwest of Malton, Yorkshire, in England and is believed to have a connection with Sir Henry Copeland. Kirkham Priory is a local landmark.
An 1894 plan of Beecroft shows Kirkham Street extending from Castle Howard Road to Murray Road at Devlins Creek. The name was first used in 1886, for the section from Beecroft Road to Castle Howard Road.
SourceHelen Barker, Hornsby Shire History Society. Patrick, 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.45.Map[1]
