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Werrington Downs
Werrington Downs is located within the City of Penrith. This residential suburb north of Cambridge Park is centrally located within the City. Werrington Downs butts up to the vast bushland of the ADI site on its northern border. The small suburbs of Werrington County and Cambridge Gardens are located on the eastern and western boundary, respectively, of Werrington Downs. It is a modern urban area with easy assess to Penrith and St Marys via Dunheved Road. The suburb enjoys a quiet and peaceful atmosphere away from high traffic thoroughfares.
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Werrington Downs forms part of Phillip Parker King’s original 1831 land grant, St Stephens. It was developed by Landcom as a residential estate from the late 1970s with the last lots being released in August 1981.
The suburb’s name is derived from the house by Governor King’s daughter, Mary and her husband Robert Copland Lethbridge. Werrington House was completed in 1832. Mary’s Farm was run as a farming estate until the land was subdivided in the 1880s.
The suburb’s name is derived from the house by Governor King’s daughter, Mary and her husband Robert Copland Lethbridge. Werrington House was completed in 1832. Mary’s Farm was run as a farming estate until the land was subdivided in the 1880s.
| 1831 | 1500 acres granted to Phillip Parker King and named St Stephens grant | |
| 1883 | 17 March | Werrington estate for sale including Werrington House. |
| 1970s | Urban development began | |
| 1976 | Werrington Downs gazetted as a neighbourhood | |
| 1981 | August | Last lots released by Landcom |