TypeOtherDetailsPeats Bight is at the southern entrance to Berowra Creek. George Peat (1792-1870) was born in Sydney and served an apprenticeship as a shipwright. His first land grant on the Hawkesbury was 50 acres in 1836 at peats Bight. He did not live there but had a wharf and house built and a road leading down from the ridgetop near Cowan. The land was used for grazing but it also had other uses. In 1878 it was the venue for a cricket match between teams from Peats Ferry and South Colah. CreatorPowell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.91.
Powell, John P. 1994, Placenames of the Greater Hawkesbury Region, Hawkesbury River Enterprises, Berowra, p.91., Peats Bight. Hornsby Shire, accessed 26/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/4372
