SYDENHAM, NEW SOUTH WALES

'Sydenham' is a small suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Sydenham is located 8 kilometres south of Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of Marrickville Council. Sydenham is surrounded by the suburbs of Marrickville, St Peters and Tempe.

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Transport

Commercial Area

Sydenham Park

History

References

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Transport

Sydenham railway station is a junction for three lines on the City Rail network: the Illawarra, East Hills and Bankstown lines.

Commercial Area

Sydenham has a mixture of residential and industrial developments. A small group of shops is located around the intersection of Unwins Bridge Road and Railway Road, close to Sydenham railway station. Commercial developments are also located along Sydenham and Marrickville Roads heading towards Marrickville. Marrickville Metro Shopping Centre is also very close to Sydenham.

Sydenham Park

The suburb suffers from aircraft noise because it is directly under the flight path of Kingsford Smith International Airport. To alleviate resident noise complaints, many of the residential properties between Unwins Bridge Road and the Princes Highway were bought by the government and converted into a recreational park. Two heritage buildings remain standing along Railway Road: St Marys Church and a sandstone terrace.

History

Sydenham developed after the Illawarra line came through the area to Hurstville in the late 1800s. It was named after Sydenham, a suburb of London, similar for its close proximity to the city and a railway junction. The station was originally known as Marrickville when it opened on 15 October 1884. It was changed to Sydenham on the 19th March 1895 when a new line was being built to Bankstown and the first station was to be called Marrickville. The post office opened in April 1899 as Tempe Park and was only renamed Sydenham in 1964.

References

★ ''The Book of Sydney Suburbs'', Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

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