Plumpton, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Plumpton
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Blacktown
postcode = 2761
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Mount Druitt
fedgov = Chifley
near-nw = Hebersham
near-n = Oakhurst
near-ne = Glendenning
near-w = Hebersham
near-e = Glendenning
near-sw = Mount Druitt
near-s = Rooty Hill
near-se = Rooty Hill
dist1 = 46
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD

Plumpton is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Plumpton is located 46 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Following European settlement of Australia in 1788, attempts were made to integrate Indigenous Australians into the European culture. As significant land grants had been made around Prospect, a 'Native Institute' - which came to be known as 'Black's Town' - was built early in the 1820s around the Plumpton area, at the intersection of Rooty Hill Road and Richmond Road. The 'School for Aboriginal Children' was relocated to this institution in 1823, however by 1833 it had been abandoned. [http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/history/the-region/important-dates_home.cfm]

In the short time it existed, 'Black's Town' stamped it's name on the road from Prospect to the institution. The railway station was named for the road and the settlement around Blacktown railway station and the whole district became known as Blacktown. [http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/history/the-region/aboriginal_home.cfm]

Walter Lamb (1825-1906) established a cannery, fruit preserving works and a coursing (greyhound racing) track on his property Woodstock. The area was initially known as Woodstock, but when a post office was established in 1889, there was confusion over this Woodstock and a railway station on the Blayney-Harden line, also called Woodstock. Coursing in England was conducted at Plumpton, so that name replaced Woodstock.

Commercial Area

Plumpton Marketplace is a shopping centre, which is home to a medical clinic, supermarket, banking, fashion, fast food and other retail outlets. [ [http://www.plumptonmarketplace.com.au/ Plumpton Marketplace] ] Plumpton is located close to the suburb of Mount Druitt which provides many of the services which are not available in Plumpton.

chools

Plumpton Primary School and Plumpton High School are located adjacent to each other. Plumpton High School is notable for its programs aimed at encouraging teenaged girls to remain at school throughout and following pregnancy should they become pregnant while still at school. While these programs grew from the needs of local students the programs have become well known and frequently young mothers from across Western Sydney wishing to continue schooling transfer to Plumpton High. Plumpton House, a government operated school for children and teens with behavioural problems is also located nearby. There are two church-operated schools in Plumpton, Good Shepherd Primary School and Richard Johnson Anglican School.

Transport

Plumpton is readily accessed from the Westlink M7 and M4 Motorways.

Westbus and Busways provide connecting bus services to Rooty Hill, Mount Druitt and St Marys railway stations.

References

* [http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/statistics/suburb-profiles.cfm The 2001 City of Blacktown Social Plan]

External links

* [http://www.plumptonmarketplace.com.au/ Plumpton Marketplace]