| Padstow Heights Sydney, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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 Henry Kendall Avenue, Padstow Heights | |||||||||||||||
  Padstow Heights | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°58′23″S 151°02′06″E / 33.973°S 151.035°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2211 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 23 km (14 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Bankstown | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of East Hills | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | 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 23 kilometres 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.
History
editThe 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. [1]
References
edit- ^ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 197
External links
editCategory:City of Bankstown Category:Suburbs of Sydney
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