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Horsley Park is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Horsley Park is located 39 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Horsley Park is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. It is a semi-rural suburb, located 5km west of Wetherill Park and 11km north-west of Fairfield.[1]
[edit] History
In 1805, land was granted to Lt.-Col. Johnston in the vicinity of what is now The Horsley Drive. In 1832, a single-storey bungalow was built on the site, with outbuildings which included a kitchen, stables and blacksmith's shop. The complex, known as Horsley, is now listed on the Register of the National Estate.[2]
[edit] Transport
The Westlink M7 motorway runs through Horsley Park.
[edit] References
- ^ Gregory's Sydney Street Directory, Gregory's Publishing Company, 2007
- ^ The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/24
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