Canley Vale, New South Wales

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Canley Vale
Sydney, New South Wales

Westacott Cottage, Railway Parade

Postcode:

2166

Location:

30 km (19 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD

LGA:

City of Fairfield

State District:

Cabramatta

Federal Division:

Blaxland

Suburbs around Canley Vale:
Canley Heights	Fairfield	Fairfield
Canley Heights	Canley Vale	Carramar
Cabramatta	Cabramatta	Lansvale

Canley Vale is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Canley Vale is located 30 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the South-western Sydney region.

1 History
2 Transport
3 Culture
4 Sport and Recreation
5 References
6 External links

[edit] History

Originally the area was woodland sloping down to a shallow valley. In 1803, Governor King assigned 12,300 acres in this area to be rented out with funds supporting orphan schools in Sydney and Parramatta. Sir Henry Parkes, the father of Federation, who settled in a house east of the railway station he called Canley Grange. He named the railway station Canley Vale after his house and his birthplace, Canley Moat House at Stoneleigh, Warwickshire, England. ^[1]

[edit] Transport

Canley Vale railway station is on the South railway line of the CityRail network.

[edit] Culture

Westacott Cottage on Railway Parade is the site of the Fairfield City Arts and Crafts Centre.

[edit] Sport and Recreation

The Cabravale Leisure Centre is located close to the railway station in Broomfield Street, but is technically in the adjacent suburb of Cabramatta. It features a fitness centre including a 20 metre indoor pool and gymnasium and meeting rooms for various clubs and community groups, including a Vietnamese martial arts class. ^[2]

Cabravale Leisure Centre

[edit] References

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

[edit] External links

Canley Vale, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°53′11″S 150°56′46″E / -33.88642, 150.94600 (Canley Vale, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°53′11″S 150°56′46″E / -33.88642, 150.94600 (Canley Vale, New South Wales)

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