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Potts Hill

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City of Canterbury-Bankstown NSW, PO Box 8, Potts Hill, NSW 2143
02 9707 9000

Description

Potts Hill, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is 21 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia.

Potts Hill, a suburb of local government area City of Canterbury-Bankstown, is 21 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is a part of the South-western Sydney region.

Potts Hill shares its postcode of 2143 with neighbouring suburbs Regents Park and Birrong.

Much of the area of Potts Hill is occupied by the Potts Hill Reservoir owned and operated by Sydney Water.

History

Potts Hill is named for Joseph Hyde Potts, an accountant in the Bank of New South Wales, who received a grant of 1,100 acres (4 km2) in 1833. He originally called his property Hyde Park and had increased his holdings to 2,564 acres (10 km2) by 1835. Two reservoirs were built here between 1888 and 1923 as part of the Sydney water supply system.

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Type: Suburbs

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 1.128 km2

Elevation: 51-200 metres

Town elevation: 53 m

Population number: 893

Local Government Area: City of Canterbury-Bankstown

Location

City of Canterbury-Bankstown NSW, PO Box 8, Potts Hill, NSW 2143

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Potts Hill, New South Wales

Potts Hill - Localista

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