Merrylands, New South Wales
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Merrylands is a suburb located in Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest suburb in the local government area of the City of Holroyd, and serves as its administrative centre. However, the suburb is actually split between the City of Holroyd and the City of Parramatta, with the portion to the east of the railway line being part of the latter.
The Merrylands railway station connects the suburb on the South Line to the CityRail network.
There are a number of churches within Merrylands, a few of these include St Margaret Mary's (Catholic), Merrylands Anglican Church and a few others including a Baptist, Uniting, Presbytarian, and evangelical churches.
[edit] Famous People
Some of the more well known, current and former, residents of Merrylands include:
- Betty Cuthbert - Athlete. Born & bred in Merrylands.
- Liam Fulton - Professional rugby league player. Resides in Merrylands.
- Rick Springfield - Singer,musician & actor. Born in Merrylands.
- Rove McManus - Television Personality - owns a holiday house in Merrylands.
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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Fairfield | Girraween | Granville | Greystanes | Guildford | Guildford West | Holroyd | Mays Hill | Merrylands | Merrylands West | Pemulwuy | Pendle Hill | South Wentworthville | Wentworthville | Westmead | Woodpark | Yennora |
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