Bexley North, New South Wales

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Bexley North
Sydney, New South Wales

Shaw Street, Bexley North

Postcode:

2207

Location:

13 km (8 mi) south of Sydney CBD

LGA:

City of Rockdale

State District:

Kogarah

Rockdale

Federal Division:

Watson

Suburbs around Bexley North:
Kingsgrove	Clemton Park	Earlwood
Kingsgrove	Bexley North	Bardwell Park
Bexley	Bexley	Bexley

Corner of Bexley Road and Slade Road, Bexley North

Bexley North is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bexley North is located 13 kilometres 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.

1 History
2 Commercial Area
3 Transport
4 Landmarks
5 Notable Former Residents
6 References
7 External links

[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 (4.9 km²) 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.^[1]

[edit] Commercial Area

Bexley North is mostly a residential suburb with a small shopping centre located around the intersection of Bexley Road with Slade Road and Shaw Street, close to Bexley North railway station. It features a Flemings supermarket, a pub, specialty shops, cafes and restaurants.

[edit] Transport

Bexley North railway station is on the East Hills line of the CityRail network. Bexley North is also serviced by a State Transit Authority bus route.

The M5 South Western Motorway runs south-west towards Beverly Hills and Liverpool. There are no entrances at Bexley North to the 4 km tunnel which begins here and heads north-east towards Botany and the city. Access to the north east of the motorway is allowed at Kingsgrove and Arncliffe.

[edit] Landmarks

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

[edit] Notable Former 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 footballer, playing for the Socceroos and Everton was a student at Bexley North Primary School.

^[2] ^[3] ^[4]

Matthew Bianco, Australian footballer playing for Internazionale FC in Milan, Italy.

[edit] References

^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
^ Cahill mobbed at old school. The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
^ Tim Cahill returns to Bexley North. Bexley North Primary school. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.
^ Tim Cahill named school sport ambassador by Premier Iemma. ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved on 2008-02-24.

[edit] External links

Bexley North, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°56′30″S 151°06′41″E / -33.94179, 151.11144 (Bexley North, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°56′30″S 151°06′41″E / -33.94179, 151.11144 (Bexley North, New South Wales)

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