Lethbridge Park, New South Wales

Suburb of Greater Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

33°44′00″S 150°47′40″E / 33.73333°S 150.79444°E / -33.73333; 150.79444Population4,655 (2011 census)^[1]Postcode(s)2770Elevation46 m (151 ft)Location47 km (29 mi) west of Sydney CBDLGA(s)City of BlacktownState electorate(s)

Federal division(s)Chifley

Suburbs around Lethbridge Park:
Ropes Crossing	Willmot	Shalvey
North St Marys	Lethbridge Park	Blackett
Tregear	Whalan	Emerton

Lethbridge Park is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 47 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Lethbridge Park takes its name from the Lethbridge family. Robert Copeland Lethbridge settled at Werrington on a land grant made on 1 January 1806, while his sister Harriet settled on the Dunheved estate. The district's two pioneering families were united by marriage. Harriet Lethbridge was married to Captain Phillip Parker King (1791-1856), son of Governor Philip Gidley King and Anna Josepha King. Robert Copeland Lethbridge married King's sister, Mary.^[2]

Education

Lethbridge Park Primary School is a public school covering Kindergarten to Grade 6.

Notable residents

Roy Courlander, British Fascist and later member of the British Free Corps SS Unit

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Lethbridge Park (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
^ Penrith City History - Town Foundation: Early Town Plans and Subsequent Speculative Subdivision Archived 5 August 2008 at the Wayback Machine