Wilberforce, New South Wales

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Wilberforce
NSW

Population:

3,004 (2006 Census)

Postcode:

2756

Location:

62 km (39 mi) from Sydney CBD

LGA:

City of Hawkesbury

Federal Division:

Division of Greenway

Suburbs around Wilberforce:
East Kurrajong	East Kurrajong	Ebenezer
Freemans Reach	Wilberforce	South Maroota
Freemans Reach	Pitt Town	Maraylya

Wilberforce is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is just beyond the outer suburbs of north-west Sydney and lies on the western bank of the Hawkesbury River.

1 History
- 1.1 Notable Residents
2 References
3 External links

[edit] History

Wilberforce is one of the original settlements established as a township by Lachlan Macquarie, colonial governor of New South Wales 1810-21, and accordingly is locally known as a Macquarie Town, a title given to townships established by Governor Macquarie in and around the Sydney metropolitan area.

The historic St John's Anglican Church was built by J. Atkinson of Windsor. Construction was started in 1856 and the building was not completed until 1859 at a cost of £1500. The grounds of the church and contains the Old School House building (Built 1819), which was used as a school, a church, and a residence of the school master until the church was completed. The school house was replaced in 1880 by a Public School^[1]. The original church building is still used for the church's 8am service with the modern education centre used for the 9:30am, 5pm and 6:30pm services.