Kingsgrove, New South Wales
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Kingsgrove is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is located 16km south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Rockdale, the City of Hurstville and the City of Canterbury. Therefore Kingsgrove is partly located in the St George region and partly located in the South-western Sydney region. The postcode is 2208.
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[edit] Commercial Area
The main shopping centre is located on Kingsgrove Road, south of Kingsgrove railway station. Commercial and industrial developments are located on the northern side of the railway line, west of Kingsgrove Road. There are also some commercial developments scattered along Stoney Creek Road and Canterbury Road. A small group of shops on Stoney Creek Road is known as the Kingsway locality.
[edit] Transport
Kingsgrove railway station is on the East Hills line of the City Rail network. State Transit Authority buses also service the suburb.
[edit] History
Governor Philip King granted 500 acres in 1804 to Hannah Laycock (1758-1831), the wife of Quartermaster Thomas Laycock (1756-1809). She named the farm King's Grove in Governor King’s honour. This was later simplified to Kingsgrove. The area would be now bounded by Kingsgrove Road, Bexley Roads and William Street. Governor King made Thomas Laycock an officer of merit and recommended him to fill the vacancy an ensign in the New South Wales Corps. Two of their sons, William and Samuel were also given land grants of 100 acres each in the same area in 1804 and Hannah received another 120 acres in 1812. The entire 820 acres of Kingsgrove farm when sold to Simeon Lord in 1829, extended from Campsie and Clemton Park to Stoney Creek Road.
The first inn built in the area was the Man of Kent on Kingsgrove Road, near Morris Avenue and was licensed on the 1st July 1850. The licensee Evan Evans, was formerly a sea captain. His daughter Maria married Thomas Smithson, who manufactured snuff and tobacco from premises in Stoney Creek Road. Smithson also had a vineyard on the site of today’s Bexley Golf Course.
Kingsgrove railway station opened in 1931 and development in the area followed.
[edit] References
- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
[edit] Landmarks
- Kingsgrove High School, Kingsgrove North High School, Kingsgrove Primary School, Kingsgrove Infants School, Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School, St Ursula's College
- Kingsgrove Avenue Reserve, Smith Reserve, Beverly Grove Reserve
- Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church, St Thomas Anglican Church, St Davids Presbyterian Church, Kingsgrove Christian Brethren Church, Kingsgrove Chinese Christian & Missionary Alliance Church
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
| Suburbs and localities within the City of Rockdale | St George | Sydney |
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Arncliffe | Banksia | Bardwell Park | Bardwell Valley | Bexley | Bexley North | Brighton-Le-Sands | Dolls Point | Kingsgrove | Kogarah | Kyeemagh | Monterey | Ramsgate | Ramsgate Beach | Rockdale | Sandringham | Sans Souci | Sydney International Airport | Turrella | Wolli Creek |
| List of Sydney suburbs |
| Suburbs and localities within the City of Hurstville | St George | Sydney |
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Beverly Hills | Hurstville | Lugarno | Mortdale | Narwee | Oatley | Peakhurst | Peakhurst Heights | Penshurst| Riverwood |
| List of Sydney suburbs |
| Suburbs within the City of Canterbury | South-western Sydney | Sydney |
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Ashbury | Belfield | Belmore | Campsie | Canterbury | Clemton Park | Croydon Park | Earlwood | Hurlstone Park | Kingsgrove | Lakemba | Punchbowl | Riverwood | Roselands | Undercliffe | Wiley Park |
| List of Sydney suburbs |
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