Mayfield West, New South Wales

{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = suburb

| name = Mayfield West

| city = Newcastle

| state = nsw

| image =

| caption =

| lga = City of Newcastle

| postcode = 2304

| local_map = yes

| zoom = 12

| area = 2.4

| est = 1969

| alternative_location_map = Australia Newcastle

| coordinates = {{Coord|-32.890|151.726|format=dms|type:city_region:AU-NSW|display=inline,title}}

| parish = Newcastle

| stategov = Port Stephens

| fedgov = Newcastle

| dist1 = 8

| dir1 = NW

| location1= Newcastle

| near-nw = Sandgate

| near-n = Kooragang

| near-ne = Kooragang

| near-w = Warabrook

| near-e = Mayfield North

| near-sw = Waratah West

| near-s = Waratah

| near-se = Mayfield

}}

Mayfield West is a suburb of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, located {{convert|8|km|mi|0}} from Newcastle's central business district. It is part of the City of Newcastle local government area.

History

The Aboriginal people, in this area, the Awabakal, were the first people of this land.{{Cite web|title=Aboriginal Culture|url=https://newcastle.nsw.gov.au/explore/history-heritage/aboriginal-culture|website=City of Newcastle}} One of the first European settlers was John Laurie Platt.{{Cite web|last=oneandthree|title=The early days of Mayfield - San Clemente High School Mayfield|url=https://www.mayfieldsanc.catholic.edu.au/about-us/school-history/the-early-days-of-mayfield|access-date=2020-11-04|website=mayfieldsanc.catholic.edu.au|language=en}}

References

{{City of Newcastle suburbs}}

Category:Suburbs of Newcastle, New South Wales

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