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Bradbury

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Adelaide Hills Council SA, PO Box 44, Bradbury, SA 5153
08 8408 0400

Description

Bradbury is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Bradbury is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Bradbury is located 54 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.

The suburb features many areas of greenery with native trees characterising most streets. Many streets are home to a range of native trees. Most of the street names in the suburb are after types of trees such as Bottlebrush Avenue, Jacaranda Avenue, Stringybark Place and Ash Place.

History

Bradbury was previously known as Sherwood Hills and is one of the more established suburbs of Campbelltown, with large-scale residential development beginning in the 1960s. It was named after William Bradbury, a local innkeeper in the 1820s and 30s. The area surrounding Manooka Reserve (beside The Parkway) was originally called Manooka Estate, but became part of Bradbury in the 1970s.Bradbury is said to be the location where Fisher's ghost (Frederick Fisher) appeared on a bridge post, to indicate where his body lay. The name of the creek that runs through the suburb is called Fishers Ghost Creek.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 12.093 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 432 m

Population number: 182

Local Government Area: Adelaide Hills Council

Location

Adelaide Hills Council SA, PO Box 44, Bradbury, SA 5153

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Bradbury, South Australia

Bradbury - Localista

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