Minto Heights, New South Wales

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Minto Heights Sydney, New South Wales
Postcode:	2566
Location:	50 km (31 mi) southwest of Sydney
LGA:	City of Campbelltown
State District:	Campbelltown
Federal Division:	Werriwa
Suburbs around Minto Heights: Ingleburn Ingleburn Holsworthy Minto Minto Heights Holsworthy Leumeah Kentlyn Holsworthy

Minto Heights of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Minto Heights is located 50 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown.

Property prices in Minto Heights are slightly higher than those of neighbouring Minto.

[edit] History

The history of Minto Heights can almost be seen by walking around the suburb. The bushland next to the Georges River offers a memory of the days when the Tharawal people were the only inhabitants. The open space of the five acre blocks hints at the farming history of the area while the McMansions popping up all over the suburb point to a more recent change in land use.^[1][2]

The bushland began to be cleared in the late 1800s to be replaced by orchards and other small farms. The area escaped major subdivision during Campbelltown's population boom of the 1970s when the Council zoned the suburb a "Scenic Protection Area" with minimum land sizes of five acres. Until then, the area was known as East Minto and, like its neighbour, was named after the Earl of Minto, Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, who was Viceroy of India from 1807-1814. In 1973, Campbelltown Council proposed changing the name to Warby, which was rejected by locals who insisted it be called East Minto. This, in turn, was rejected by the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales, which had a policy against "East" and other compass points being added to suburb names. Eastminto, Myrtlefield, Hansen and Kyngmount were also rejected by one side or the other until consensus was reached with Minto Heights in 1976.^[3]

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• Minto Heights, New South Wales is at coordinates 34°01′52″S 150°52′27″E / -34.03097, 150.87428 (Minto Heights, New South Wales)Coordinates: 34°01′52″S 150°52′27″E / -34.03097, 150.87428 (Minto Heights, New South Wales)

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