- Winston Hills, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Winston Hills
city = Sydney
state = NSW
caption =
lga =City of Parramatta
postcode = 2153
est =
pop = 7,000
area =
propval =
stategov =
fedgov =
near-nw = Seven Hills
near-n = Baulkham Hills
near-ne = Baulkham Hills
near-e = Northmead
near-se = Constitution Hill
near-s = Old Toongabbie
near-sw = Toongabbie
near-w = Seven Hills
dist1 = 28
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBDWinston Hills is a
suburb ofSydney , in the state ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Winston Hills is located 28kilometres west of theSydney central business district in the local government area of theCity of Parramatta and theGreater Western Sydney region. Winston Hills is colloquially known as 'Winsto'.History
Winston Hills was named after Britain's Prime Minister
Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965) duringWorld War 2 . In the early days, this area was named Model Farms as this was the area where a model farm was developed to show settlers the types of crops that could be grown in different seasons.Development of the suburb began in the 1960s, although there is also much bushland in the area with dense vegetation, creeks and wildlife. It was transferred from the local government area of the
City of Blacktown to theCity of Parramatta in 1972.Some streets are named after great writers such as
Bronte Place,Shelley Street, Twain Street andHomer Street which also links to other street names fromGreek mythology such asTroy Place,Hera Place, Nestor Street,Ixion Street and Atlas Place. Other group of streets are named after great scientists Einstein, Volta, Edison and Marconi or Biblical figures such asGoliath , Gideon andEsther . ["The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 272 ]Commercial Area
Winston Hills Mall is a shopping centre that features a
Big W discount department store, Woolworths supermarket, Coles supermarket, over 75 specialty shops and a food court. "The Winston" is a pub and restaurant located next to the shopping mall.chools
There are two state primary schools, Winston Hills Public School and Winston Heights Public School and a Catholic primary school, St Paul the Apostle in Winston Hills.
port and Recreation
Winston Hills has Girl Guides, Scouts, rugby league, baseball and netball clubs. As well as their famous football/soccer club "The Bears", which is one of the largest in suburban sydney.
References
External links
* [http://www.fanden.com.au/wh_guides Winston Hills Girl Guides]
* [http://www.winstonhillsscoutgroup.com Winston Hills Scouts]
* www.winstonhills.baseball.com.au
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