Abbotsbury, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Abbotsbury
city = Sydney
Property value = $565,000 median
state = nsw


caption =
lga = City of Fairfield
postcode = 2176
est =
pop = 3,857 (2001 census)
area = 1.3
propval =
stategov = Smithfield
fedgov = Prospect
near-nw = Horsley Park
near-n = Horsley Park
near-ne = Bossley Park
near-w = Cecil Park
near-e = Edensor Park
near-sw = Cecil Hills
near-s = Cecil Park
near-se = Bonnyrigg Heights
dist1 = 39
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney CBD

Abbotsbury is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Abbotsbury is located 39 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Fairfield. Abbotsbury is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Abbotsbury gets its name from Major Edward Abbott, a Canadian born soldier who arrived in New South Wales in 1790. Abbott was granted land in what is now Abbotsbury in 1806 although sold it to a William Browne in 1810. The estate remained intact until the late 1800s when it was subdivided into small farms and it remained a rural area until the late 1900s when residential subdivision began. The name for the suburb was approved in 1991. [cite web | url= http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=500&iNavCatID=3&iSubCatID=51 | title=Abbotsbury | publisher=Fairfield City Council | accessdate=2008-06-12 ] [cite web | url= http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A010002b.htm?hilite=abbott | title=Abbott, Edward (1766 - 1832) | publisher=Australian Dictionary of Biography Online | accessdate=2008-06-12 ] [cite web | url= http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=JPckwpqb | title=Abbotsbury | publisher=Geographicaol Names Board of NSW | accessdate=2008-06-12 ]

Landmarks

Abbotsbury is best known for the Fairfield City Farm, which is located on the western side of the suburb. [cite web | url= http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iNavCatId=11&iSubCatId=2211 | title=Fairfield City Farm | publisher=Fairfield City Council | accessdate=2008-06-12 ]

Commercial Area

The suburb also has a small shopping complex, including a Friendly Grocer supermarket, a small clothing outlet, a vet, a hairdressers and a gourmet pizzeria. Abbotsbury's telephone and internet runs off the Edensor Park Exchange. iiNet's and TPG's ADSL2+ service as well as general ADSL and Cable are available in the area.

Transport

Abbotsbury's roads are full of winding streets. Abbotsbury is serviced by local bus company Westbus which makes travelling to a nearby station for a train easier.

port and Recreation

The Western Sydney cycling path passes through Abbotsbury. Stretching far along Western Sydney, the cycling path passes through the Fairfield City Farm. Fairfield City Farm was used during the 2000 Sydney Olympics for mountain biking and equestrian events. The equestrian jumps and biking tracks remain. [cite web | url= http://www.cityfarm.com.au/history.html | title=Fairfield City Farm: History | publisher=Fairfield City Council | accessdate=2008-06-12 ]

The suburb also has a sporting field named Stockdale Reserve. Adjacent to this park, there are several ponds, home to many species of birds, mainly ducks.

Housing

Currently the median sale price of houses in the area is $586,000. [cite web | url= http://www.domain.com.au/Public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=research&searchterm=abbotsbury#mapanchor | title=Abbotsbury suburb profile | publisher=Fairfax | accessdate=2008-06-12 ]

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