Guildford, New South Wales

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Guildford
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Guildford:
Woodpark Merrylands West Merrylands
Guildford West Guildford South Granville
Yennora
Old Guildford
Chester Hill

Guildford is a

Western Sydney region. Guildford is the home of the first KFC in Australia.[2]

History

Guildford was named in 1837, in honour of the

Earl of Guildford.[3]

Aboriginal culture

Prior to colonisation, the

Dharug people
lived in small groups across the Cumberland Plain, including in the area which is now the Woodville Ward. The Bidjigal clan lived around the area which is now Guildford.

European settlement

Lieutenant Samuel North was granted 640 acres (2.6 km2) in this area in 1817 and named his property Guildford, as he had ties with the

Old Guildford.[3]

Post-war immigration

Guildford is one of a small number of Sydney suburbs which houses the most significant portion of the Arabic-speaking diaspora in Australia. The first arrivals were from Lebanon in the 1970s following its civil war and since then numbers have grown to make Guildford one of Australia's true multicultural places, with many other resident nationalities and identities adding to the harmonious mix.

Heritage listings

Guildford is home to historic house

Linnwood, 11–35 Byron Road, which is listed as a building of state significance on the New South Wales Heritage Office State Heritage Register.[4] Linnwood Hall was the Home of George McCredie
until his death in 1903. He was a prominent business man (whose brother Arthur was an architect of Sydney's Mark Foy's department store – now Downing Legal Centre), was a Member of Parliament and also Mayor of Municipality of Prospect and Sherwood from 1892–1895.

Sydney's oldest and perhaps most visible above ground water supply pipeline, the heritage-listed

Bankstown. It passes under several streets, as well as Woodville Road (the main arterial road between Liverpool, New South Wales and Parramatta
) and over the railway line south of the railway station. The three pipes, each 1.8 metres in diameter were built separately in 1888, 1901 and 1925.

Location

Located in

Cumberland Council
, Guildford has a variety of schools, parks and sports grounds, pools, a locally significant retail precinct and several neighbourhood shops, a train station with parking, several churches and Turkish mosques and is on bus routes to Bass Hill, Yagoona, Bankstown, Harris Park, Merrylands, Parramatta, Granville, Liverpool, Auburn and Fairfield. The suburb also has notable commercial and industrial areas.

Transport

Guildford Railway Station

Old Main South
. Guildford CBD is located around Guildford Railway Station.

Commercial area

Major industrial and commercial areas are located in Guildford Rd, Ferndell St - heading to Chester Hill, Cann St and surrounding streets west side near Guildford Railway Station which run into Yennora (which is 80% industrial). Some buildings in the main streets are in

crepe myrtles
.

Parks

There are several serviceable parks in Guildford.

McCredie Park

Bounded by Guildford Rd, Tamplin Rd, Fowler Rd and Dennistoun Rd. This park complex consists of the local Swimming Centre and sporting fields. Named after George McCredie and was part of his land grant. He was a prominent local business man, Member of Parliament and Mayor of Municipality of Prospect and Sherwood 1892-1895 (now City of Holroyd).

The Swim Centre consists of an indoor all year round heated pool, outdoor pools, a skateboard track and ample parking. The Sporting fields are run by the Guildford Leagues Club.

Guildford Park

Bounded by Railway Terrace, Bursill St and Marian St and Guildford Overbridge. This complex houses the local Bowling Club and Sports grounds and has a hall to rent. Local football, cricket and soccer teams use the main oval.

Campbell Hill Pioneer Reserve

Only main entry off Campbell Hill Rd. Local Pedestrian access is at end of Dudley Rd. Has an area of 19ha with BBQ with shelters, toilets, a mini wetland, half basketball court, and sculptures. The park has some bush areas.

Named after John Thomas Campbell (1770 – 1830) this park is a part of his original Land Grant of 1823 of 1000ac. He was Secretary to Governor Macquarie from 1810–1820, Provost Marshal from 1812-1822. He was a Founder of the Bank of New South Wales (1816-1817) was first President of the Board of Directors.

Woodville Public Golf Course

Only entry off Rawson Rd. Bounded by Woodville Rd, Water Supply Pipeline and Barbers Rd. This 18 hole golf course was also part of John Thomas Campbells Land Grant of 1000ac.

Demographics

At the 2021 census, there were 24,091 residents in Guildford. 45.3% of people were born in Australia, with the top other countries of birth being Lebanon 10.3%, Afghanistan 4.6%, China 3.2%, Pakistan 2.7% and Iraq 2.2%.

The most common ancestries were Lebanese 24.2%, Australian 12.8%, English 9.2%, Chinese 6.6% and Afghan 3.7%.

The most common responses for religion in Guildford were

Catholic 21.4%, No Religion 9.9%, Not stated 10.3% and Buddhism
2.8%.

A total of 25.5% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included

Hazaraghi 3.2%, Urdu 2.6% and Dari 2.6%.[1]

Notable people

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Guildford (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 August 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Dixon, Jane. The Changing Chicken: Chooks, Cooks and Culinary Culture. p. 134.
  3. ^
    ISBN 0-207-14495-8
    , page 117
  4. Department of Planning & Environment. H01661. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence
    .
  5. Department of Planning & Environment. H01629. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence
    .

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