Bardwell Park, New South Wales

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

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caption = Hartill-Law Avenue (eastern side shops)
lga = City of Rockdale
postcode = 2207
pop =
area =
propval =
est =
stategov = Electoral district of Rockdale
fedgov = Division of Watson
near-nw = Earlwood
near-n = Earlwood
near-ne = Undercliffe
near-w = Bexley North
near-e = Turrella
near-sw = Bexley North
near-s = Bardwell Valley
near-se = Bardwell Valley
dist1 = 12
dir1 = south
location1= Sydney CBD

Bardwell Park is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bardwell Park is located 12 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district and is part of the St George area. Bardwell Park is in the local government area of the City of Rockdale. The postcode is 2207. Bardwell Valley is a separate suburb, to the east.

History

Bardwell Park was named after free settler Thomas Hill Bardwell who owned land in the area. His grant was originally heavily timbered and bounded by Wolli Creek, Dowling Street and Wollongong Road. In 1881, the land was auctioned and 1,600 acres were subdivided. The railway station opened on the 21st September 1931 which opened up the area for home sites. The school opened in September 1943 and the post office opened in May 1946. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8 ]

Commercial area

Bardwell Park is a predominantly residential area but features a small shopping centre around Hartill-Law Avenue and Slade Road, beside the Bardwell Park railway station. The Bardwell Park - Earlwood RSL is also located beside the railway station. The station is only 500m from the centre of Earlwood shopping centre.

Transport

Bardwell Park railway station is on the East Hills line of the CityRail network. Bardwell Park is also serviced by bus services, including State Transit Authority route 471 from Five Dock to Rockdale.

The M5 South Western Motorway runs beneath parts of Bardwell Park in a 4km tunnel. The nearest entrances to travel south-west towards Beverly Hills and Liverpool are located at Arncliffe and Bexley North. The nearest entrances to travel north-east towards Botany and the city are located at Kingsgrove and Arncliffe.

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