Luddenham, New South Wales

Luddenham
	Luddenham; Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Postcode:	2745
Location:	42 km (26 mi) west of Sydney
LGA:	Penrith City Council; Liverpool City Council;
State District:	Mulgoa
Federal Division:	Lindsay
	Suburbs around Luddenham:

Main	Births etc

Luddenham is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 42 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Liverpool. It is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History[]

Luddenham takes its name from a property which was situated between South Creek and the Nepean River that was owned by John Blaxland, who received a grant of 6,710 acres (27.15 km²) on 30 November 1813. His elder brother was the more famous Gregory Blaxland and Luddenham was the name of their family property in Kent, England.^[1]

The first Luddenham Post Office opened on 1 January 1857 and was renamed Bringelly in 1863. The current office opened on 1 March 1872.^[2]

Landmarks[]

Twin Creeks Estate, which also encompasses sections of land from Badgerys Creek and Kemps Creek is an elite championship golf course designed by Graham Marsh with a country club including bar and gourmet restaurant and 177 homesites.

Luddenham is also the location of 'The Train Shed', the Sydney home of Thomas the Tank Engine and friends. [1]

References[]

^ http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=969 Penrith Local Suburb Profiles
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

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Coordinates: 33°52′51″S 150°42′53″E / -33.8807, 150.7146

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[1] ttp://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=969 Penrith Local Suburb Profiles

[Post_Office-2] Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=NSW&country=. Retrieved 16 June 2012.

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