Hassall Grove, New South Wales Explained

Type:suburb
Hassall Grove
City:Sydney
State:nsw
Lga:City of Blacktown
Postcode:2761
Coordinates:-33.7333°N 150.8333°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:4505
Pop Footnotes:[1]
Elevation:44
Stategov:Mount Druitt
Fedgov:Chifley
Near-Nw:Marsden Park
Near-N:Marsden Park
Near-Ne:Colebee
Near-W:Bidwill
Near-E:Dean Park
Near-Sw:Hebersham
Near-S:Oakhurst
Near-Se:Oakhurst
Dist1:46
Dir1:W
Location1:Sydney CBD

Hassall Grove is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Hassall Grove is located 46 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Blacktown and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

History

Thomas Hassall (1794–1868) a clergyman, grazier and magistrate, arrived in the colony with his family in 1798 and they settled at Camden. Thomas Hassall married Anne, the eldest daughter of Reverend Samuel Marsden and their sons James Samuel and Rowland were amongst the earliest students at The King's School at Parramatta. Thomas Hassall started the first Sunday school in Australia in 1813.[2]

Hassall Grove was named to honour Rowland Hassall (1768–1820), who was associated with the area as a Church of England Minister. He also acted as agent for the estates of Phillip Parker King and managed Samuel Marsden’s properties in his absence.[3]

Population

According to the 2016 census of Population, there were 4,505 people in Hassall Grove.

Notes and References

  1. Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia
  3. Web site: Suburb Profiles . 2006-08-26 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060826011841/http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/statistics/suburb-profiles.cfm . 26 August 2006 . dmy-all . The 2001 City of Blacktown Social Plan