Thornleigh, New South Wales

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Thornleigh is a suburb of Sydney, Australia, within the Hornsby Shire local government area, about 22 kilometres north-west of the central business district. Its population in 2001 was 7,505, with 67% over the age of 18, 91% being Australian citizens and 71% born in Australia. Of the 25.7% of residents born overseas, 5.3% are from United Kingdom, 2.2% from Lebanon and 1.9% from New Zealand. Hornsby Shire Council Community profile

Thornleigh is bounded to the north by Waitara creek; to the east by the suburb of Normanhurst and the Lane Cove River; to the south by the suburb of Pennant Hills and to the west by the suburb of Westleigh.

[edit] History

Thornleigh is named after Constable John Thorn, who, along with Constable Horne, captured bushrangers Dalton and MacNamara on June 22, 1830, and were granted land as a reward (1838). Horne's land became Hornsby, and Thorn's land Thornleigh.

Thornleigh is serviced by Thornleigh railway station (built in the 1880s), as well as Pennant Hills Road, one of Sydney's major thoroughfares. Several dozen shops and restaurants are located nearby. The rest of the suburb is partly residential, partly industrial. McDonald's has its Australian headquarters in Thornleigh.

[edit] Sport

Local sports clubs include the Thornleigh Thunderbolts with baseball, softball, athletics and netball divisions. This club is based at Oakleigh Oval, close the Thornleigh West Public School. There is also a football club known as Thunder FC that consists of teams ranging from Under 6´s through to All Age divisions playing in the Gladesville Hornsby Football Association as well as a team in the Association's Premier League division. This club is also based out of Oakleigh Oval. There is also a Thunder Cricket Club which has teams in the lower divisions of the Hornsby Kuringai Hills District Cricket Association. The cricket club is based at Thornleigh Oval, affectionately known amongst the club as 'The Thunderdome'.