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St Marys (SUBURB), NSW Details
History
The area was first called South Creek because European settlement was originally on the banks of the creek. The name St Marys was in use in the early 1840s.
Description
A suburb about 3 km W of the City of Penrith. Boundaries within the Penrith Council area shown on map GNB3890. Boundaries in Blacktown City Gaz 9 Jan 87 shown on map GNB3725.
Origin
Named after the parish church is St. Mary Magdalene built between 1837-40 and consecrated in 1840. (Place names & origins in Penrith Penrith City Council 1982).
St Marys (SUBURB), NSW
| title | St Marys (SUBURB) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 50929 |
| placename | St Marys |
| designation | SUBURB |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | PENRITH |
| description | A suburb about 3 km W of the City of Penrith. Boundaries within the Penrith Council area shown on map GNB3890. Boundaries in Blacktown City Gaz 9 Jan 87 shown on map GNB3725. |
| meaning | |
| origin | Named after the parish church is St. Mary Magdalene built between 1837-40 and consecrated in 1840. (Place names & origins in Penrith Penrith City Council 1982). |
| history | The area was first called South Creek because European settlement was originally on the banks of the creek. The name St Marys was in use in the early 1840s. |
