Lethbridge Park, New South Wales
Lethbridge Park Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°44′00″S 150°47′40″E / 33.73333°S 150.79444°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 4,730 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 2770 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 46 m (151 ft) | ||||||||||||||
Location | 47 km (29 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | City of Blacktown | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Chifley | ||||||||||||||
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Lethbridge Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 47 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
History
[edit]Lethbridge Park takes its name from the Lethbridge family. Robert Copeland Lethbridge settled at Werrington on a land grant made on 1 January 1806, while his sister Harriet settled on the Dunheved estate.[2] The district's two pioneering families were united by marriage. Harriet Lethbridge was married to Captain Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), son of Governor Philip Gidley King and Anna Josepha King. Robert Copeland Lethbridge married King's sister, Mary.[3]
Education
[edit]Lethbridge Park Primary School is a public school covering Kindergarten to Grade 6.
Notable residents
[edit]- Roy Courlander, British Fascist and later member of the British Free Corps SS Unit
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lethbridge Park (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 September 2024.
- ^ "Lethbridge Park | The Dictionary of Sydney". dictionaryofsydney.org. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Penrith City History - Town Foundation: Early Town Plans and Subsequent Speculative Subdivision". www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008.