Kingsgrove, New South Wales

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


caption = Kingsgrove Road (north)
lga = City of Rockdale City of Hurstville City of Canterbury
postcode = 2208
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Kogarah, Lakemba
fedgov = Watson
near-nw = Roselands
near-n = Clemton Park
near-ne = Bexley North
near-w = Beverly Hills
near-e = Bexley North
near-sw = Hurstville
near-s = Hurstville
near-se = Bexley
dist1 = 13
dir 1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD

Kingsgrove is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Kingsgrove is located 13 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and lies across the local government areas of the City of Rockdale, the City of Hurstville and the City of Canterbury. Therefore, Kingsgrove is partly located in the St George region and partly located in the South-western Sydney region.

History

Governor Philip King granted 500 acres (2 km²) in 1804 to Hannah Laycock (1758-1831), the wife of Quartermaster Thomas Laycock (1756-1809). She named the farm King's Grove in Governor King’s honour. This was later simplified to Kingsgrove. The area would be now bounded by Kingsgrove Road, Bexley Road and William Street. Governor King made Thomas Laycock an officer of merit and recommended him to fill the vacancy an ensign in the New South Wales Corps. Two of their sons, William and Samuel were also given land grants of convert|100|acre|km2|1 each in the same area in 1804 and Hannah received another convert|120|acre|km2|1 in 1812. The entire convert|820|acre|km2|1 of Kingsgrove farm when sold to Simeon Lord in 1829, extended from Campsie and Clemton Park to Stoney Creek Road.

The first inn built in the area was the Man of Kent on Kingsgrove Road, near Morris Avenue and was licensed on the 1st July 1850. The licensee Evan Evans, was formerly a sea captain. His daughter Maria married Thomas Smithson, who manufactured snuff and tobacco from premises in Stoney Creek Road. Smithson also had a vineyard on the site of today’s Bexley Golf Course. Kingsgrove railway station opened in 1931 and development in the area followed. [ The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia, ISBN 0-207-14495-8, p.139 ]

Commercial Area

The main shopping centre is located on Kingsgrove Road, south of Kingsgrove railway station. Commercial and industrial developments are located on the northern side of the railway line, west of Kingsgrove Road. There are also some commercial developments scattered along Stoney Creek Road and Canterbury Road. A small group of shops on Stoney Creek Road is known as the Kingsway locality. Kingsgrove RSL Club is located in Brocklehurst Lane behind Kingsgrove Road. [ [http://www.kingsgroversl.com.au Kingsgrove RSL Club ~ 4 Brocklehurst Lane Kingsgrove ] ]

Transport

Kingsgrove Road runs from Stoney Creek Road in the north to Canterbury Road in the south. Kingsgrove Road also has entrance and exit ramps for the M5 Motorway, with access towards Sydney Airport and Sydney CBD. Moorefields Road and William Street are other main roads in the suburb.

Kingsgrove railway station is on the East Hills line of the City Rail network. State Transit Authority buses also service the suburb.

chools

* [http://www.kingsgrove-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Kingsgrove High School] , [http://www.kingsgrovn-h.schools.nsw.edu.au/ Kingsgrove North High School]
* Kingsgrove Primary School, Kingsgrove Infants School
* [http://olf.kingsgrove.syd.catholic.edu.au/ Our Lady of Fatima Catholic School] and St Ursula's College

Churches

* Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Church
* St Thomas Anglican Church
* St Davids Presbyterian Church
* Kingsgrove Christian Brethren Church
* Kingsgrove Chinese Christian & Missionary Alliance Church

Parks and Recreation

Parks in the suburb include Kingsgrove Avenue Reserve, Smith Reserve and Beverly Grove Reserve.

References

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