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Bexley North

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Bayside Council NSW, PO Box 21, Bexley North, NSW 2207
1300 581 229

Description

Bexley North is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) south of the Sydney CBD.

Bexley North is a suburb in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia, 13 kilometres (8.1 miles) south of the Sydney CBD. It is part of the St George area.Bexley North is in the local government area of the Bayside Council.

History

James Chandler named Bexley after his birthplace in London (formerly Kent), England. Chandler bought Sylvester's Farm in 1822, from Thomas Sylvester who had been granted the land about ten years earlier.That year he was also granted 1,200 acres (4.9 km2) of land which stretched from what is now Bexley North to most of Rockdale and Kogarah.Development in the area began in 1884 with the railway line to Hurstville.The opening of the East Hills line and the railway station at Bexley North in 1931, opened up the area for home sites.

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Things to do

Bardwell Creek and the Prime Minister's Walk to Bexley Pool

Bexley North Hotel

Bexley North Library

Bexley North Public School

Bexley North Scout Hall

Holy Trinity Anglican Church

Stotts Reserve

Details

Type: Suburbs

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 1.204 km2

Elevation: 11-50 metres

Town elevation: 21 m

Population number: 4,097

Local Government Area: Bayside Council

Location

Bayside Council NSW, PO Box 21, Bexley North, NSW 2207

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Bexley North, New South Wales

Bexley North - Localista

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