Horningsea Park

Horningsea Park Sydney, New South Wales
Trash and Treasure markets
Coordinates	33°56′38″S 150°50′38″E / 33.944°S 150.844°E / -33.944; 150.844Coordinates: 33°56′38″S 150°50′38″E / 33.944°S 150.844°E / -33.944; 150.844
Population	3,669 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	2171
Location	39 km (24 mi) south-west of Sydney
LGA(s)	City of Liverpool
State electorate(s)	Liverpool
Federal Division(s)	Werriwa
Suburbs around Horningsea Park: West Hoxton Hoxton Park Casula Middleton Grange Horningsea Park Prestons Leppington Carnes Hill Edmondson Park

Horningsea Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Horningsea Park is located 39 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

In 1819, Joshua John Moore a British grazier was granted 500 acres (2.0 km²) in what was then known as Cabramatta. He named his property "Horningsea" after his birthplace, the village of Horningsea in Cambridgeshire, England. In the 1830s, he built a grand house which still stands to this day in Horningsea Park Drive and is listed on the Register of the National Estate. The house was at some stage home to Count Strzelecki, the Polish-born explorer who named Mount Kosciuszko.^[2] It was purchased around 1855 by Vaiben Solomon (1802–1860), and it was around this time it was first called Horningsea Park.^[3] Vaiben and his family lived there and ran the farm until 1872.

The suburb was part of neighbouring Hoxton Park and largely farmland until 1996 when Long Homes subdivided the area for housing and Liverpool Council named it after Moore's estate.^[4]

Commercial area

Carnes Hill Marketplace is a large shopping centre at the northern edge of the suburb. At the southern edge are the Trash and Treasure markets, a familiar landmark to passers by on Camden Valley Way.

Schools

There are two schools in Horningsea Park. The Holy Spirit Primary School is a Catholic school behind the Carnes Hill Marketplace. John Edmondson High School is a state high school on Horningsea Park Drive.

Transport

Cowpasture Road and Camden Valley Way are the main roads in and out of Horningsea Park, the latter providing connection to Liverpool and Camden. Horningsea Park is the terminus for four Busabout bus services to Liverpool, two via Cowpastures Road and Hoxton Park, and two via Camden Valley Way, Prestons and Lurnea.^[5] In 2015, railway stations opened in the neighbouring suburbs of Edmondson Park and Leppington.

Population

At the 2011 census, there were 3,669 residents in Horningsea Park. The population was younger than average, with a median age of 30 years and with children aged 0–14 years making up 28.5% of the population. Most people were born in Australia and the most common ancestries were Australian, English and Italian. About half of people spoke a language other than English at home. The top other languages spoken were Hindi 5.7%, Spanish 4.7%, Arabic 3.8%, Italian 2.9% and Greek 2.3%. The most top responses for religious affiliation were Catholic 38.5%, Anglican 9.5% and Eastern Orthodox 8.9%. The median weekly household income of $1,792 was a fair bit higher than the national figure of $1,234. Separate houses were the most common dwelling type and these tended to be large, with 74.6% having 4 or more bedrooms.^[1]

Notable residents

• Joshua John Moore (1790–1864), grazier whose house Horningsea Park gave the suburb its name.^[6]
• Paweł Edmund Strzelecki (1797–1873), explorer who named Mount Kosciuszko.^[7]

· Vaiben Solomon early Australian pioneer, businessman, philanthropist and Parliamentarian who was one of the founding fathers of Federation.

References

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