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Mount Pleasant (URBAN PLACE), NSW Details
History
After the houses demolition in the mid 1950s the hill on which it stood continued to be known as Mt. Pleasant. (Place names & origins in Penrith Penrith City Council 1982).
Description
A neighbourhood about 3 km N of Penrith Railway Station.
Origin
The name stems from a now demolished homestead called Mt. Pleasant built by Samuel Terry in the 1820s or 1830s. The property was based on two grants given to his wife Rosette Marsh by Colonel Paterson in 1809. Governor Macquarie confirmed these grants (210 acres in total) in 1810.
Mount Pleasant (URBAN PLACE), NSW
| title | Mount Pleasant (URBAN PLACE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 39893 |
| placename | Mount Pleasant |
| designation | URBAN PLACE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | PENRITH |
| description | A neighbourhood about 3 km N of Penrith Railway Station. |
| meaning | |
| origin | The name stems from a now demolished homestead called Mt. Pleasant built by Samuel Terry in the 1820s or 1830s. The property was based on two grants given to his wife Rosette Marsh by Colonel Paterson in 1809. Governor Macquarie confirmed these grants (210 acres in total) in 1810. |
| history | After the houses demolition in the mid 1950s the hill on which it stood continued to be known as Mt. Pleasant. (Place names & origins in Penrith Penrith City Council 1982). |
