Kenthurst, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Kenthurst
city = Sydney
state = New South Wales


caption = Kenthurst Village Shops
lga = Baulkham Hills Shire
postcode = 2156
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov =
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near-nw = Annangrove
near-n = Annangrove
near-ne = Dural
near-w = Kellyville
near-e = Dural
near-sw = Kellyville
near-s = Glenhaven
near-se = Glenhaven
dist1 = 39
dir1 = north-west
location1= Sydney CBD

Kenthurst is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kenthurst is located 39 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Baulkham Hills Shire, in the Hills District.

Location

Kenthurst is a semi-rural suburb with blocks of land on an average of convert|5|acre|m2. Kenthurst is arguably the largest suburb in the Sydney metropolitan area. it can easily be divided into three main areas: South (Annangrove road), East (Kenthurst road) and North (Pitt Town and Porters road).

History

Kenthurst is derived from the English County of Kent and "hurst" meaning a woody hillock or clearing. [http://www.baulkhamhills.nsw.gov.au/shire_information/origins.aspx]

Aboriginal Culture

The original inhabitants of the Dural area were the Darug people.

European Settlement

Originally known as Little Dooral and later Little Dural. In 1886 a public meeting was held to discuss a change of name. Charles Gibb was the main agitator who declared that the settlement needed a more elegant title.

Kent Forest was suggested as an appropriate name for the area where settlers from Kent County that had settled in the area, but it wasn't popular and eventually Kenthurst was chosen. The meeting applied to the government ministry for permission to change the name, which was successful and was in general use from 1887.

hopping complex

The Kenthurst shopping complex features a post office, supermarket and other shops.

Other shops are also located outside the village centre including several Preschools and another real estate agent. There are many local businesses that are based here such as timber yards, florist wholesalers and other similar cottage industries.

chools

Schools within Kenthurst include:
* Kenthurst Public School (public, primary)
* Marian College (private, secondary)
* St Madeleine's (private, primary)
* The Hills Grammar School (private, K-12)

port and Recreation

Kenthurst has its own cricket club, soccer club, and village green.

Notable Residents

*Bec and Lleyton Hewitt [http://www.smh.com.au/news/people/lleyton-and-becs-new-sydney-digs/2006/05/20/1147545554552.html] .

*Don Burke, host of Burkes Backyard

*Ray Hadley, Talk Back Radio Jock.

External links

* HillsWeb.com.au page on Kenthurst [http://www.hillsweb.com.au/suburb_descriptions/kenthurst.asp]