Oxley Park, New South Wales

Oxley Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the easternmost side of the City of Penrith Local Government Area. Oxley Park is located 43 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Oxley Park was named after explorer John Oxley (1784-1828) was granted 600 acres (2.4 km²) in this area in 1823. The grant extended from Queen Street St Marys east to Ropes Creek and from the Great Western Highway to the railway line.

Land Use

Oxley Park is a residential suburb. It is one of the older suburbs around St Marys, with older homes on large blocks of land. Its boundary includes Ropes Creek, the Great Western Highway, Sydney Street and the Western railway line.

Oxley Park features sporting fields, St Marys Cemetery (the second largest cemetery in the Penrith Local Government Area) and Oxley Park Primary School. There are no designated industrial areas in the suburb.

External links

• Penrith Local Suburb Profiles
• Oxley Park, New South Wales is at coordinates