Lane Cove North is a suburb

Suburb

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 of Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

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. Lane Cove North is located 11 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

, in the local government areas of the Municipality of Lane Cove

Municipality of Lane Cove

The Municipality of Lane Cove is a Local Government Area located about 10km north-west of the central business district of Sydney, Australia, in the south-west corner of the North Shore. The Lane Cove River borders its south, with the eastern part of Hunter's Hill just across that river...

 and the City of Willoughby

City of Willoughby

The City of Willoughby is a Local Government Area on the North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 km north of the Sydney central business district....

. Lane Cove

Lane Cove, New South Wales

Lane Cove is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. An affluent suburb, Lane Cove is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of the Municipality of Lane...

 and Lane Cove West

Lane Cove West, New South Wales

Lane Cove West is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Lane Cove West is located 9 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Lane Cove...

 are separate suburbs.

Boundaries are Pacific Highway in east, Epping Road in the south, Lane Cove River in west and Chatswood Golf Course in the north. The Local Government boundary is Mowbray Road.

Sport and recreation

• Lane Cove Rugby
  Lane Cove Rugby
  Lane Cove Rugby Union Football Club is a rugby union club founded in 1949 and which participates in the New South Wales Suburban Rugby Union competition. The club is situated in Lane Cove in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. The home ground is Tantallon Oval...
  
  Club and Lane Cove Junior Rugby Club, Tantallon Oval
• North Sydney Athletics and Northern Suburbs Little Athletics, Chatswood War Memorial Athletic Field
• Tennis Club, cnr Hatfield St & Mowbray Rd
• Scouts, Avian Crescent

Parks

• Tantallon Oval, cnr Epping Road and Tantallon Street
• Chatswood War Memorial Athletic Field, Mowbray Road
• Batten Creek Reserve, Kullah Parade
• Stringybark Reserve, Karilla Avenue
• Helen Street Reserve, Helen Street
• Mindarie Park, Cnr Mindarie and Kullah Streets
• Coolaroo Park, Moola Parade
• Girraween Park, Girraween Street
• Stokes Park, Stokes Street
• Mowbray Park, Ulm Street
• Mowbray Primary Oval, Hatfield Street