Varroville, New South Wales

Varroville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Varroville is located 46 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region. Varroville forms part of the scenic hills on the north-west side of the M5 South Western Motorway between Campbelltown and the Camden Valley Way. Of all Sydney suburbs, Varroville has the highest proportion of residents with PhDs.[2]

Varroville
Sydney, New South Wales
Rural area in Varroville
Population113 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2566
Location46 km (29 mi) south-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)City of Campbelltown
State electorate(s)Macquarie Fields
Federal Division(s)Werriwa
Suburbs around Varroville:
Leppington Denham Court Denham Court
Catherine Field Varroville Ingleburn
Kearns Raby St Andrews

History

Varroville was originally a farm called Varro Ville. An area of 1,000 acres (4 km2) of land was granted by Governor Lachlan Macquarie to Robert Townson, a scientist and scholar, in 1809. Townson developed the farm and grew a vineyard and raised cattle. Townson died in 1827 and ownership passed onto his brother, Captain John Townson of Van Diemen's Land, to two nieces residing in England and to his nephew, Captain John Witts, R.M. In 1837 the farm was sold to Charles Sturt a famous explorer who moved in from Mittagong. James Raymond took over in 1839. Alfred Cheeke, a supreme court judge was a later owner. By 1900 Varro Ville was a leading dairy farm in the Campbelltown area. The farmhouse fell into disrepair, but has been restored by the new owners and the National Trust. The name Varroville was officially adopted in 1972 for the area between Raby and Denham Court. The area was previously part of Minto.[3]

Heritage listings

Varroville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Landmarks

The Mount Carmel Novitiate was built in 1966, while Mount Carmel High School opened in 1986.

Sport

Kooringa Reserve is located directly across the road from Mount Carmel High School. This is the home ground to the St Mary's Eagle Vale Soccer Club the largest soccer club in the Macarthur District.

Transport

The main road in Varroville is St Andrews Road. This was originally a dirt track, skirting St Andrews farm, owned by Andrew Thompson. Other roads named after saints are St James and St David.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Varroville (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 April 2018.
  2. http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/street-smarts-the-citys-brainiest-burbs-20110107-19isz.html
  3. McGill, Jeff; Fowler, Verlie; Richardson, Keith (1995). "History of Varroville". Campbelltown's Streets and Suburbs - How and why they got their names. Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society.
  4. "Varroville". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Office of Environment and Heritage. H00737. Retrieved 18 May 2018.

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