Kenthurst, New South Wales

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Kenthurst Sydney, New South Wales
Kenthurst Village Shops
Postcode:	2156
Location:	39 km (24 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	Baulkham Hills Shire
Suburbs around Kenthurst: Annangrove Annangrove Dural Kellyville Kenthurst Dural Kellyville Glenhaven Glenhaven

Kenthurst is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kenthurst is located 39 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Baulkham Hills Shire, in the Hills District.

Contents 1 Location 2 History 2.1 Aboriginal Culture 2.2 European Settlement 3 Shopping complex 4 Schools 5 Sport and Recreation 6 Notable Residents 7 External links

[edit] Location

Kenthurst is a semi-rural suburb with blocks of land on an average of 5 acres. Kenthurst is arguably the largest suburb in the Sydney metropolitan area. it can easily be divided into three main areas: South (Annangrove road), East (Kenthurst road) and North (Pitt Town and Porters road).

[edit] History

Kenthurst is derived from the English County of Kent and hurst meaning a woody hillock or clearing. [1]

[edit] Aboriginal Culture

The original inhabitants of the Dural area were the Darug people.

[edit] European Settlement

Originally known as Little Dooral and later Little Dural. In 1886 a public meeting was held to discuss a change of name. Charles Gibb was the main agitator who declared that the settlement needed a more elegant title.

Kent Forest was suggested as an appropriate name for the area where settlers from Kent County that had settled in the area, but it wasn't popular and eventually Kenthurst was chosen. The meeting applied to the government ministry for permission to change the name, which was successful and was in general use from 1887.

[edit] Shopping complex

The Kenthurst shopping complex features:

• Post office
• Newsagency
• Dance School
• Supermarket
• Take away food shop
• Butcher
• Cafe
• Pharmacy
• Hairdressers
• Fruit and vegetable shop
• Real estate agent
• Liquor shop

Other shops are also located outside the village centre including several Preschools and another real estate agent. There are many local businesses that are based here such as timber yards, florist wholesalers and other similar cottage industries.

[edit] Schools

Schools within Kenthurst include:

• Kenthurst Public School (public, primary)
• Marian College (private, secondary)
• St Madeleine's (private, primary)
• The Hills Grammar School (private, K-12)

[edit] Sport and Recreation

Kenthurst has its own cricket club, soccer club, and village green.

[edit] Notable Residents

• Bec and Lleyton Hewitt [2].

[edit] External links

• Kenthurst, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°40′10″S 151°00′06″E / -33.66930, 151.00158 (Kenthurst, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°40′10″S 151°00′06″E / -33.66930, 151.00158 (Kenthurst, New South Wales)
• HillsWeb.com.au page on Kenthurst[3]

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