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Stanhope Gardens is a Suburb in the City Of Blacktown , in north west Sydney, in the state of New South Wales , Australia . The suburb is classed as a member of the Hills District . It shares the Postcode 2768 along with neighbouring suburbs, Parklea and Glenwood . Other surrounding suburbs are Quakers Hill , Kellyville , Kellyville Ridge and The Ponds . The suburb is in the Electoral District Of Riverstone for the state of New South Wales. At Federal level, the suburb is located in the Division Of Greenway . HISTORY John Hillas (1768-1837) arrived in Australia in 1801 and received two land grants on the Windsor Road. One of these he named "Stanhope Farm", and established an inn, the "Stanhope Arms". Part of the name remained, with the Peel family calling their dairy farm "Stanhope Park". The suburb name reflects these early properties. It was formally recognised as a suburb in 1996. When Stanhope Gardens was first being developed into what it is today, it was called "Irish Town", Kellyville and Parklea. A petition was sent around with most people voting to keep Stanhope in the name, becoming Stanhope Gardens. TODAY New housing developments are currently underway in the area. This is mainly on the Newbury estate which boasts exclusive clubhouse facilities each with tennis, swimming and shared BBQ facilities for use by surrounding residents. Land in this estate has also been reserved for future government primary and secondary schools. Located in Stanhope Gardens is a local shopping centre, Stanhope Village. An attractive sub-regional centre, Stanhope Village is anchored by three majors; Coles Supermarket, Liquorland and Kmart, plus 69 other specialised retail, service, fashion and food outlets. Stanhope Village . Opposite the shopping centre is the Blacktown Leisure Centre Stanhope , which is a fitness and swimming centre with wave pool. It is operated by the Blacktown City Council . Public transport is available by bus going to the Sydney CBD, Parramatta, Rouse Hill, Blacktown and Castle Hill. Riley is a park and ride bus station on the North-West Transit Way which services the suburb. Stanhope Gardens is located close to the upcoming Rouse Hill Town Centre which will feature Coles, Woolworths, Target, BIG W, Reading Cinemas, a community centre, library, and 200 specialty stores STANHOPE VILLAGE On March 22, 2007, Stanhope Village Stage 2 officially opened its doors for trade. 108 000 customers visited the centre over the 4 day celebration weekend, Thursday March 22 - Sunday March 25. The centre was officially opened by Riverstone MP John Aquilina, Mayor of Blacktown Leo Kelly and Mirvac Executive Director Nicholas Collishaw in front of dignitaries, invited guests and the local community. Stanhope Village is a Mirvac Shopping Centre. Covering 8500 square metres, Stanhope Village Stage 2 cost $32 million to construct over a 1 year period with a workforce of over 1000 people. With the addition of Stage 2 to Stage 1, Stanhope Village now boasts 69 specialty stores, a Coles Supermarket, Liquorland, Flight Centre, and Kmart, with over 750 semi covered car park spaces. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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