| Type: | suburb |
| Berkshire Park | |
| City: | Sydney |
| State: | NSW |
| Lga: | City of Penrith |
| Postcode: | 2765 |
| Local Map: | yes |
| Zoom: | 11 |
| Pop: | 2149 |
| Elevation: | 30 |
| Stategov: | Londonderry |
| Fedgov: | Lindsay |
| Near-Nw: | Richmond |
| Near-N: | South Windsor |
| Near-Ne: | Bligh Park |
| Near-W: | Londonderry |
| Near-E: | Windsor Downs |
| Near-Sw: | Llandilo |
| Near-S: | Shanes Park |
| Near-Se: | Marsden Park |
| Dist1: | 55 |
| Dir1: | NW |
| Location1: | Sydney |
Berkshire Park is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It covers within the local government area of City of Penrith. The suburb has a diverse range of activity, including a pet cemetery, correctional facility, nature reserve, waste management centre and a racehorse education centre.
The suburb's name is believed to have come from the English county of Berkshire. The land was given to Richard Rouse as a land grant in 1838. Rouse may have chosen this name because he had been married in North Hinksey, which was then part of Berkshire.
Berkshire Park Post Office opened on 1 May 1936 and closed in 1961.[1]
There is a large recreational area located on 6th Rd, Berkshire Park. Part of this area is a reserve for public use, with seating areas and a children's playground. There is also a public hall and the station of the Berkshire Park Rural Fire Brigade, a brigade of the NSW Rural Fire Service.[2]
On 4 January 2020, a heat logger registered a temperature of in the suburb, making it the hottest temperature ever registered in the Sydney basin, albeit being an unofficial record.[3] [4]
According to the, there were 2,149 people in Berkshire Park.
At approximately 55 km from the centre of Sydney, it is in a somewhat isolated area. The closest train stations are Windsor and Riverstone.