STANMORE, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Stanmore' is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia. Stanmore is located 6 kms south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council. The postcode is 2048.

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Transport

Commercial Area

Schools

Churches

History

Landmarks

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Transport

Stanmore railway station is on the Inner West line of the CityRail network.

Commercial Area

Stanmore has a small shopping centre beside Stanmore railway station. Commercial developments also run along the length of Parramatta Road.

Schools

★ Newington College.

★ Stanmore Public School is a primary school for students (aged 5-12).

Churches

★ St Michaels Catholic Church.

★ St Augustines Anglican Church.

★ West Kingston Uniting Church.

History

Stanmore was named by a prosperous saddler, John Jones. He purchased land in 1835 where Newington College now stands and called it the Stanmore Estate. Jones named it after his birthplace of Stanmore, a north London suburb. The current suburb of Stanmore is larger than the original estate and includes the area originally known as Kingston.
The first Norfolk pines on the Australian mainland were planted along the line of Percival Road, leading to Parramatta Road by Lt Colonel George Johnston. He was the owner of Annandale House, built in 1799 on the hill between Macaulay and Albany Roads, Stanmore. It was from here where Johnston marched with his troops to Castle Hill on 5 March 1804 to quell the convict revolt and where he rode on 26 January 1808 to arrest Governor Bligh during the Rum Rebellion.
Stanmore is also notable as the birthplace of former Prime Minister Harold Holt (1908-1967).

Landmarks

★ The Olympia Milk Bar.

★ Globe Theatre (now demolished).

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