Hawkesbury People & Places
Loxley
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The property known as Loxley on Bellbird Hill is located at 993 Bells Line of Road, Kurrajong Hills, New South Wales.
View of some of the luxury accommodation cabins at Loxley. Cathy McHardy April 2021
Sadly, Loxley was destroyed by fire on the evening of 5 September 2025. The original timber building and most of the accommodation was reduced to ashes. The disaster was widely reported in the media across NSW including the ABC website.
The site occupied by Loxley is part of Portion 195 of the Parish of Kurrajong, County of Cook which was a 50 acre grant to William Townsend on the 28 September 1833. The property became known as “Mt Pleasant”. Subsequent owners included Charles Moore, members of the Holdsworth family and Alfred Lord and family.
Excerpt from Parish of Kurrajong County of Cook map 1893 showing the location of the grant to William Towndsend of 50 acres on Bells line of Road at Kurrajong Hills
In 1964, the property was converted from Old Systems to Torrens Title in favour of Henry and Edward Lord. At this time the portion of land still remained the original 50 acres. Subdivisions subsequently took place in 1994 and 1997.
Reference: 19 July 2000
Home located on Bellbird Hill built in 1860s, owned by the Lord family from 1896. Now a restaurant, reception venue and guesthouse.
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