Padstow Heights, New South Wales
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| Padstow Heights Sydney, New South Wales |
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 Henry Kendall Avenue, Padstow Heights |
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| Postcode: | 2211 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 23 km (14 mi) from CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Bankstown | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Electoral district of East Hills | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Division of Banks | ||||||||||||
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Padstow Heights is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Padstow Heights is located 23km south west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Bankstown. Padstow is a separate suburb to the north.
Padstow Heights is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the east by Salt Pan Creek and to the south by the Georges River. The Alfords Point Bridge links Padstow Heights to Alfords Point in the Sutherland Shire.
[edit] History
The Padstow area was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow in Cornwall, England. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint.
[edit] External links
- Padstow Heights, New South Wales is at coordinates Coordinates:
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