the sandringham suburb began as a small farming settlement known as cabbage tree swamp, named for the prevalence of "cordyline australis" and the area's predisposition to flooding. the first european settlers in the area were mainly engaged in dairy farming or growing produce. by 1862, there were sixteen properties along what was then cabbage tree swamp road. in 1877, cabbage tree swamp residents successfully lobbied to have the road's name changed to kingsland road. the road and suburb were renamed again as edendale in 1916, and finally as sandringham in 1929.