Bexley North, New South Wales

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Shaw Street, Bexley North, Sydney

Corner of Bexley Road and Slade Road, Bexley North, Sydney

Bexley North is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 13km south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Bexley North is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale. The postcode is 2207.

Bexley North is a quiet residential suburb. A small shopping centre is located around the intersection of Bexley Road with Slade Road and Shaw Street, beside Bexley North railway station.

1 Transport
2 History
3 Landmarks
4 Notable Residents
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Transport

Bexley North railway station is on the East Hills line of the CityRail network.

[edit] History

James Chandler named Bexley after his birthplace in Kent, England. Chandler bought Sylvester’s Farm in 1822, from Thomas Sylvester who had been granted the land about ten years earlier. That year he was also granted 1,200 acres of land which stretched from what is now Bexley North to most of Rockdale and Kogarah. Development in the area began in 1884 with the railway line to Hurstville.

The opening of the East Hills line and the railway station at Bexley North in 1931, opened up the area for home sites.

[edit] Landmarks

Bardwell Creek Reserve, Stotts Reserve
Bexley North Primary School, Bexley North Library
Holy Trinity Anglican Church, Bexley North Church of Christ
Bardwell Creek
Bexley North Scout Group

[edit] Notable Residents

Bob Windle, gold medallist in the Men's 1500m Swimming Freestyle at the 1964 Summer Olympics, grew up in the suburb.
Tim Cahill, Australian football player, playing for the Socceroos and Everton.

[edit] References

The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -33.94179° 151.11144°

Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.

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