Luddenham, New South Wales
- Luddenham, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Luddenham
city = Sydney
state = NSW
caption =
lga = Penrith City Council
lga2 = Liverpool City Council
postcode = 2745
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Mulgoa
fedgov = Lindsay
near-nw = Mulgoa
near-n = Orchard Hills
near-ne = Erskine Park
near-w = Wallacia
near-e = Kemps Creek
near-sw = Greendale
near-s = Bringelly
near-se = Badgerys Creek
dist1 = 42
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney
Luddenham is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Luddenham is located 42 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Liverpool. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.
Hisory
Luddenham takes its name from a property which was situated between South Creek and the Nepean River that was owned by John Blaxland, who received a grant of 6710 acres on 30 November 1813. His elder brother was the more famous Gregory Blaxland and Luddenham was the name of their family property in Kent, England. [http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=969 Penrith Local Suburb Profiles]
Landmarks
Twin Creeks Estate, which also encompasses sections of land from Badgerys Creek and Kemps Creek is an elite championship golf course designed by Graham Marsh with a country club including bar and gourmet restaurant and 177 homesites.
Luddenham is also the location of 'The Train Shed', the Sydney home of Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. [http://www.thetrainshed.com.au]
References
External links
* [http://www.twincreeks.com.au Twin Creeks]
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