Castlereagh (SUBURB), NSW Details

History

On 6 December 1810 Macquarie recorded in his journal that he had named the township Castlereagh. In 1811 the surveyor James Meehan marked out the streets and the town square.

Description

A locality township in the city of Penrith east of the Nepean River about 9 km north by west of Penrith. Boundaries within the Penrith Council area shown on map GNB3890.

Origin

Named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810 after Lord Castlereagh (1769-1822) the Irish peer responsible for the Act of Union in 1803 between Ireland and England. In November 1810 Governor Lachlan Macquarie (recently arrived in the Colony) went on a tour of the Hawkesbury Nepean region.

Castlereagh (SUBURB), NSW
title Castlereagh (SUBURB)
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state NSW
reference 11588
placename Castlereagh
designation SUBURB
geographical name
previous names
lga PENRITH
description A locality township in the city of Penrith east of the Nepean River about 9 km north by west of Penrith. Boundaries within the Penrith Council area shown on map GNB3890.
meaning
origin Named by Governor Lachlan Macquarie in 1810 after Lord Castlereagh (1769-1822) the Irish peer responsible for the Act of Union in 1803 between Ireland and England. In November 1810 Governor Lachlan Macquarie (recently arrived in the Colony) went on a tour of the Hawkesbury Nepean region.
history On 6 December 1810 Macquarie recorded in his journal that he had named the township Castlereagh. In 1811 the surveyor James Meehan marked out the streets and the town square.
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