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November 2008
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Welcome to Wikipedia. The recent edit you made to Padstow Heights, New South Wales has been reverted, as it appears to be unconstructive. Use the sandbox for testing; if you believe the edit was constructive, ensure that you provide an informative edit summary. You may also wish to read the introduction to editing. Thank you. Regibox (talk) 11:51, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
padstow heights
[edit]| Padstow Heights xxx, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Henry Kendall Avenue, Padstow Heights | |||||||||||||||
  Padstow Heights | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′23″S 151°02′06″E / 33.973°S 151.035°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2211 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Bankstown | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of East Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Banks | ||||||||||||||
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Padstow Heights is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Padstow Heights is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Bankstown. Padstow is a separate suburb to the north.
Padstow Heights is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the east by Salt Pan Creek and to the south by the Georges River. The Alfords Point Bridge links Padstow Heights to Alfords Point in the Sutherland Shire.
History
[edit]The Padstow area was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow in Cornwall, England. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint. [1]
References
[edit]- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 197
External links
[edit]Category:City of Bankstown Category:Suburbs of Sydney
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The recent edit you made to Padstow Heights, New South Wales constitutes vandalism, and has been reverted. Please do not continue to remove content. Thank you. Regibox (talk) 11:59, 9 November 2008 (UTC)
Please do not remove content from pages without explanation, as you did with this edit to Padstow Heights, New South Wales. If you continue to do so, you will be blocked from editing. It Is Me Here (talk) 12:10, 9 November 2008 (UTC)