Box Head, New South Wales

Box Head is a coastal locality in the Central Coast Council local government area located on the Central Coast of New South Wales, Australia.^[3] It is within Bouddi National Park which includes the island of Lion Island.

Box Head Central Coast, New South Wales
View of Tallow Beach
Population	0 (SAL 2016)[1][2]
Postcode(s)	2257
Elevation	93 m (305 ft)
Location	23 km (14 mi) S of Gosford 11 km (7 mi) SSE of Woy Woy 95 km (59 mi) NNE of Sydney
LGA(s)	Central Coast Council
Parish	Kincumber
State electorate(s)	Terrigal
Federal division(s)	Robertson
Suburbs around Box Head: Wagstaffe Pretty Beach Killcare Broken Bay Box Head Tasman Sea Lion Island Tasman Sea Tasman Sea

Box has a close proximity to several beaches, including Iron Ladder Beach, Lobster Beach and Tallow Beach.^[4] The headland itself marks the northern entrance to Broken Bay from the Tasman Sea. Box Head refers to the large headland that viewed from the ocean resembles a box.

History

This part of the coastland was first sighted by Europeans under James Cook, who named features of the area such as Cape Three Points and Broken Bay following his discovery of Botany Bay in Sydney.