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Glebe is an inner-city suburb of Sydney. Glebe is located 3 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney, in the Inner West region.

Glebe surrounds Blackwattle Bay, an inlet of Sydney Harbour, in the north. The suburb of Ultimo lies to the east and the suburbs of Annandale and Forest Lodge lie to the west. The southern boundary is formed by Parramatta Road and Broadway. Broadway is a locality around the road of the same name, which is located on the border of Glebe, Chippendale and Ultimo.

Glebe Point Road is the main road through the suburb, featuring a shopping strip, known for its specialty shops, restaurants and cafes. The Broadway Shopping Centre was built on the landmark site of the former Grace Brothers department store. The shopping centre includes a food court and cinema complex, and completed a renovation in July 2007 which added a fourth floor.

Sze Yup Temple is located in Edward Street and was originally built in 1898 by Chinese immigrants from Sze Yup, Guangdong province, China. It provided a focal point for the early Chinese market gardeners in the area. It is still in use today. The present building, which replaced one destroyed by fire, dates from 1955. A further fire occurred in January 2008, damaging the roof and all its contents.

Bidura, situated on Glebe Point Road, was the home built by the architect Edmund Blacket for his family. Built in 1857, the house may have been influenced by the design of the nearby Toxteth Park.

Toxteth Park - George Allen who established a legal firm and became Lord Mayor of Sydney in 1844, built Toxteth Park. St Scholastica's College moved to this site from Pitt Street in the centre of Sydney, in 1901.

Lyndhurst - This gracious mansion was built between 1833 and 1837 for Dr James Bowman who was the principal surgeon of the nearby Sydney Hospital.
Coroner's Court of New South Wales. It is prominently located on Parramatta Road and often in the news due to inquests being conducted there.

Bidura, home of Edmund BlacketJohnstons Creek rises in Stanmore and flows in a generally northward direction towards Rozelle Bay. The creek passes beneath the stands of Harold Park Paceway prior to emptying into Rozelle Bay at Bicentennial Park, Glebe.

Churches in Glebe: St Johns Anglican Church, St James Catholic Church. The Abbey is a former church site awaiting redevelopment.

Schools in the suburb include Glebe Public School (on Glebe Point Road), St James Catholic School (on Woolley Street), Forest Lodge Public School (Pyrmont Bridge Rd) and St Scholastica's College (on Avenue Road). The Blackwattle Bay Campus of Sydney Secondary College sits on the site of the old Glebe High School. The Bedford College, a vocational college which offers diplomas and certificates in the fields of Business and Child Care is in Glebe.

Glebe has a popular market which is held on Saturdays in the grounds of Glebe Primary School. Arts, crafts, clothing and edibles are sold. They are known as the alternative markets for the alternative lifestyle goods that are offered. New and pre-loved goods are sold here.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glebe,_New_South_Wales