Padstow Heights, New South Wales
- Padstow Heights, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Padstow Heights
city = Sydney
state = nsw
caption = Henry Kendall Avenue, Padstow Heights
lga = City of Bankstown
postcode = 2211
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Electoral district of East Hills
fedgov = Division of Banks
near-nw = Revesby
near-n = Padstow
near-ne = Peakhurst
near-w = Revesby Heights
near-e = Riverwood
near-sw = Picnic Point
near-s = Alfords Point
near-se = Lugarno
dist1 = 23
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney CBD
Padstow Heights is a suburb, in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Padstow Heights is located 23 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Bankstown. Padstow is a separate suburb to the north.
Padstow Heights is a mostly residential suburb bounded on the east by Salt Pan Creek and to the south by the Georges River. The Alfords Point Bridge links Padstow Heights to Alfords Point in the Sutherland Shire.
History
The Padstow area was first named Padstow Park Estate after a town called Padstow in Cornwall, England. It was named for being the "holy place of St Petrock" (not to be confused with St Patrick), an important Cornish saint. ["The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8, page 197]
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External links
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