Hinchinbrook, New South Wales

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


caption =
lga = City of Liverpool
postcode = 2168
pop =
est = 1986
area =
propval =
stategov = Liverpool
fedgov = Fowler
near-nw = Cecil Park
near-n = Green Valley
near-ne = Busby
near-w = Middleton Grange
near-e = Miller
near-sw = West Hoxton
near-s = Hoxton Park
near-se = Prestons
dist1 = 39
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney

Hinchinbrook is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hinchinbrook is located 39 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool. It is bordered by Hoxton Park and Green Valley.

The main shopping precinct features the Valley Plaza. Schools include Hoxton Park High School, Hinchinbrook Public School, Good Samaritan Catholic College and James Busby High School.

Hinchinbrook is known for its affordable new family homes. It is also homes to various clubs, such as the Uruguyan Social Sporting Club. Population has boomed as a result of new housing developments. Median house prices in Hinchinbrook is around $360,000. New facilities have been developed to cater for the area, most notably the M7 Motorway.

History

Hinchinbrook is quite a new suburb, having only been formed in 1986 from what was then the southern part of Green Valley and the northern part of Hoxton Park. Its name comes from Hinchinbrook Creek which runs through the suburb. The creek was named after a property in adjacent Cecil Hills which had belonged to former Supreme Court Judge Barron Field, who in turn had named the property after the English estate of John Montagu, 4th Earl of Sandwich. [cite web | url= http://www.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/adetailedhistoryofliverpool.htm#suburbs | title=History of our suburbs: Green Valley | publisher=Liverpool City Council | accessdate=2008-04-12 ] [cite web | url= http://www.liverpool.nsw.gov.au/adetailedhistoryofliverpool.htm#suburbs | title=History of our suburbs: Cecil Hills | publisher=Liverpool City Council | accessdate=2008-04-12 ]

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