Bossley Park, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Bossley Park
city = Sydney
state = New South Wales


caption =
lga = City of Fairfield
postcode = 2176
est = 1890
pop = 14,000 (2001)
area =
propval =
stategov = Smithfield
fedgov = Prospect
near-nw = Horsley Park
near-n = Wetherill Park
near-ne = Wetherill Park
near-w = Abbotsbury
near-e = Prairiewood
near-sw = Abbotsbury
near-s = Edensor Park
near-se = Greenfield Park
dist1 = 36
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD

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

History

Bossley Park was named after John Brown Bossley (1810-72), an English chemist who purchased a large block of land on Smithfield Road. He named his property "Edensor" after a village in Derbyshire, England. When the area north of Edensor was subdivided in 1890, it became known as Bossley Park. The public school was built in 1890 and a post office in 1895. Shortly after World War II, Bossley Park received many migrants from Italy, who have since played a large role in the local community. [cite web | url= http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocId=503&iSubCatID=51&iNavCatID=3 | title=Bossley Park | publisher=Fairfield City Council | accessdate=2008-06-11 ]

Education

Bossley Park has a number of government schools including Bossley Park High School, Bossley Park Public School and Prairievale Public School. There is also the Catholic run Mary Immaculate Primary School. [cite web | url= http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=8582 | title=Bossley Park High School | publisher=NSW Department of Education | accessdate=2008-06-11 ] [cite web | url= http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=1321 | title=Bossley Park Public School | publisher=NSW Department of Education | accessdate=2008-06-11 ] [cite web | url= http://www.schools.nsw.edu.au/schoolfind/locator/?section=showRecord&code=4554 | title=Prairievale Public School | publisher=NSW Department of Education | accessdate=2008-06-11 ]

Places of Worship

* Mary Immaculate Catholic Church

* St Thomas the Apostle Chaldean Assyrian Catholic Church

* St Barnabas' Anglican Church - www.stbarnabasonline.com

Bossley Park residents are predominantly Catholic (Latin and Eastern), Assyrian Orthodox and Anglican.

port and recreation

Marconi Stadium, opened in 1956, is the home stadium of the Marconi Stallions, who won the national soccer competition, a record four times. Club Marconi is arguably the most famous landmark in Bossley Park.

Notable Citizens

*Mark Schwarzer - Most capped Socceroo goalkeeper and World Cup player.

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