Welcome to: Werrington NSW, Australia

Location: Where is Werrington?

Werrington, New South Wales Australia, is located within the City of Penrith. Werrington is located west of St Marys and north of the Great Western Highway. It straddles the Western Railway Line. Historically, the region's settled history dates back to 1806 with land grants to Mary & Elizabeth King, daughters of Governor King, and a grant of 600 acres to Mary Putland, Governor Bligh's daughter. The land was used for grazing and farming and by the 1880s had been subdivided for residential and small farming lots. This suburb has a feel of openness and retains many picturesque areas of open space, which are used for educational and recreational activities. Nearby Werrington Lakes, one of the largest passive recreational areas in the city, is a haven for wildlife and outdoor activities. Werrington also is well serviced with public transport and sporting facilities.

Community Profile

Cemeteries

• Cemetery Services in the Penrith Local Government Area. In the City of Penrith there are three cemeteries managed by Penrith City Council. They are Penrith, St Marys and Emu Plains.

Children's Services

• Yoorami Children's Centre: 7 - 11 Cottage Street, Werrington 2747
  Ph: (02) 4731 6929.
• Yoorami Outside School Hours Care: 7 - 11 Cottage Street, Werrington 2747
  Ph: (02) 4731 4572.

Employment Services

• Thorndale Centre: Rance Street, Werrington, NSW 2747.
  Ph: (02) 9623 6500; Fax: (02) 9623 8305. The Thorndale Centre is an employment facility for up to 50 adult employees. Thorndale offers residential and supported employment services to adults with medium to high intellectual disabilities.

Health Services

• Penrith Council conducts immunisation clinics for all childhood vaccinations including Diphtheria, Tetanus, Whooping Cough, Polio, Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Meningitis. Adult vaccinations for Diphtheria, Tetanus, Polio, Measles, Mumps and Rubella are also available.
• Medical Services for the Penrith City Local Government Area.

Neighbourhood Centres

• Arthur Neave Memorial Hall: Parkes Avenue, Werrington 2747
  Ph: (02) 4732 8021.
• Harold Corr Community Hall: Cottage Street, off Victoria & Williams Streets, Werrington 2747
  Ph: (02) 4732 8021.
• Victoria Street Community Cottage: Victoria Street, Werrington 2747
  Ph: (02) 4731 4723.

Schools & Tertiary Education

• Kurrambee Special School: Werrington Road, Werrington NSW 2747.
  Ph: (02) 9833 7400; Fax: (02) 9623 1335.
  Werrington Public School: Heavey Street, Werrington NSW 2747.
  Ph: (02) 9623 7077; Fax: (02) 9623 1339.
• University of Western Sydney: Postal: University of Western Sydney Locked Bag 1797 Penrith South DC NSW 1797.
  Ph: (02) 9852 5222. The 158-hectare Penrith campus has two sites, Kingswood and Werrington. The sites are linked by a free shuttle bus service. The Werrington North & South Campus sites are on both sides of the Great Western Highway. The Chancellery is located in Frogmore House, Werrington North.

Population

2006 Census of Population and Housing

Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics. Copyright in ABS data resides with the Commonwealth of Australia. Used with permission.

NA: These figures are not yet available

For more data on Werrington (or any other areas in New South Wales) from the 2006 Census, please contact Penrith Library Research Services (02) 4732 7886, or call in to Penrith City Library Civic Centre 601 High Street Penrith, NSW 2750.

Recreation

• Colonial Golf Course: Werrington Road, Werrington NSW 2747.
  Ph: (02) 9673 3639.
• Penrith City Archers: Archery range, Werrington Road, Werrington. See also: History of archery in the City of Penrith.

Economic/ Land use profile

• Correctional facilities: Cobham Juvenile Justice Centre Cnr Great Western Highway and Water Street, St Marys 2760.
  Ph: (02) 9623 8088; Fax (02) 9673 4917
• Werrington Railway Station: Werrington Railway Station is on the Western Line: Timetable

Roads & Streets

Landscape

• Remnant Native Vegetation Survey
  - Listed under Cambridge Park - SITE No: CMP 1, 2, 3, 5, 9

Parks

• Werrington Creek Riparian Restoration Project:

Werrington Creek Riparian Restoration Project: Between Victoria & Burton Streets, Werrington. Work has commenced in the "Peninsula Area". Mowing of the area has ceased and some revegetation was carried out last year by the Green Corps team. There has been moderate success here however the weeds are invading in masses again. Source: Bushcare Times June 2003.

Historical profile

Aboriginal History

For more general information on the Dharug people please see The Dharug Story by Chris Tobin (Penrith City Library collection 994.004 DHA). It is also available online. For information on the Aboriginal population of Erskine Park from the 2001 Census of Population and Housing see Population section above.

Origin of the place name - Werrington

The suburb of Werrington is named after Werrington estate. Mary King, the youngest daughter of Governor Philip King received a land grant of 790 acres in 1806. After her marriage to Robert Copland Lethbridge in Cornwall she returned to NSW with her husband. Lethbridge purchased an additional 600 acres adjoining his wife’s grant. It is on this land that their home Werrington House was built and completed in 1832. The house remained in the King-Lethbridge family until quite recently.

Werrington covers, not only the area of this grant, but also a grant of 600 acres (Frogmore) to Mary Putland. She married Maurice O'Connell in 1810. This grant lies south of the Western Railway Line and north of the Great Western Highway. Confusion occasionally arises between Werrington House and the house now part of the University of Western Sydney campus, Werrington Park (Frogmore). Originally the homestead on the O'Connell estate was named Frogmore. It was re-named Werrington Park in 1935 by the owners, the Williams family.

Historic Places

Frogmore - now part of University of Western Sydney	Werrington House (Rugby Street, Werrington County) - The home of Robert & Mary Lethbridge.

• Peta's Project: a history of St Marys and surrounding districts.

• Werrington Neighbourhood Council, UK: Werrington is a suburb of the City of Peterborough, with around 6,500 homes and about 15,000 inhabitants.

Bibliography

For more information on Agnes Banks:

Historical

• Jack, R. Ian & Liston, C., From Frogmore Farm to Werrington Park: a history of the Werrington site, University of Western Sydney, University of Western Sydney, 1991.
• Murray, Robert and White, Kate Dharug & Dungaree: The History of Penrith and St Marys to 1860. Penrith City Council, Penrith, 1988.
• Nepean District Historical Society, From Castlereagh to Claremont Meadows: Historical Places of Penrith City Council, Penrith, 1997.
• Parr, Lorna, A History of the Nepean and District Street Names, Nepean District Historical Society, Penrith, 1990.
• Parr, Lorna, John King Lethbridge: The diaries 1871 & 1880, Nepean District Historical Society, 2000.
• Parr, Lorna, Penrith Calendar, Nepean District Historical Society, 1987.
• Stacker, Lorraine, Pictorial History: Penrith & St Marys, Kingsclear Books, Alexandria, 2002.
• Stevenson, Colin R., Place Names and their Origins within the City of Penrith, Penrith City Council, Penrith, 1985.
• Stickley, Christine, The Old Charm of Penrith, 2nd ed., the author, St. Marys, 1984.