Bonnyrigg, New South Wales

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

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caption = The Buddhist temple located on Humphries Road, Bonnyrigg.
lga = City of Fairfield
postcode = 2177
pop =
est =
area =
propval =
stategov = Cabramatta
fedgov = Fowler
near-nw = Edensor Park
near-n = St Johns Park
near-ne = Cabramatta West
near-w = Bonnyrigg Heights
near-e = Mount Pritchard
near-sw = Green Valley
near-s = Heckenberg
near-se = Heckenberg
dist1 = 36
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney

Bonnyrigg is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bonnyrigg is located 36 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Bonnyrigg takes its name from Bonnyrigg, Midlothian, Scotland. In 1803, Governor King granted land for the building of an orphanage. A two-storey Georgian house was erected in Brown Road and became the Male Orphan Schoolchildren's Residence. It was extended around 1914 and is now listed on the Register of the National Estate. [The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/24]

Location

Bonnyrigg lies approximately 30 kilometres west of Sydney's central business district as the crow flies and about 36 kilometres by road. Its closest major regional centre is Liverpool. The suburb is shaped like a diamond. The suburbs of Mount Pritchard and Cabramatta West lie to the east on the other side of "Green Valley Creek". St Johns Park, Greenfield Park and Edensor Park lie to the north. Bonnyrigg Heights and Green Valley are to the west. Busby and Heckenberg lie to the south.

Commercial Area

Bonnyrigg Avenue has a large shopping centre, Bonnyrigg Plaza, as well as several community facilities. The local primary school is adjacent to Bonnyrigg Plaza. Bonnyrigg plaza is to be soon renovated.

Transport

The closest train station is Cabramatta, on the South line and Inner West line. There are bus links to Cabramatta Station and other nearby stations.

Bonnyrigg is served by several bus routes operated by Westbus and Oliveri’s MetroLink. Western Sydney Buses has a Liverpool to Parramatta transitway service, the T80, which operates via Bonnyrigg, stopping near Bonnyrigg Plaza.

Education

*Bonnyrigg High School
*Bonnyrigg Public School

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Football

Bonnyrigg is home to the New South Wales Winter Super League football club Bonnyrigg White Eagles Football Club.

References

* [http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=57&iNavCatID=470&iSubCatID=470 Fairfield City Council] - The local council website profile for Bonnyrigg.

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