Flemington, New South Wales

Flemington Sydney, New South Wales
Sydney Markets Plaza, Flemington
Postcode(s)	2140
Location	16 km (10 mi) W of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	Municipality of Strathfield
State electorate(s)	Strathfield
Federal Division(s)	Reid
Suburbs around Flemington: Homebush Bay Homebush Bay Homebush Bay Lidcombe Flemington Homebush Lidcombe Homebush West Homebush

Flemington is a locality within the suburb of Homebush West in the Inner West^[1] of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Flemington is located 16 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Strathfield.

Commercial area

Flemington is devoted to commercial developments. The area between Flemington railway station and Parramatta Road is the site of Sydney Markets. The markets feature a number of divisions including Produce, Flowers, Growers, Fresh Food, Motor, Swap & Sell, Paddy's Markets and Sydney Markets Plaza.^[2] Sydney Markets Plaza features a supermarket, hotel, post office and many specialty shops below an office building. A small group of shops is located immediately south of Flemington railway station, in the area known as Homebush West.

Transport

Flemington railway station is on the Airport, Inner West & South Line of the Sydney Trains network. Parramatta Road and the M4 Western Motorway demarcate the northern border of Flemington. Homebush Bay Drive forms the western border.

History

This area was originally known Liberty Plains but was called Flemington by John Fleming, who was granted 200 acres (0.81 km²) here in 1806. The bush was turned into paddocks and later was the site of a cattle saleyard (which gave its name to Saleyards Creek). In the early 1970s, the Sydney Markets were built at Flemington to relieve the Paddy's Markets at Haymarket, in the city. Since the establishment of Sydney Markets at Flemington in 1975, the residential part of the suburb, south of the railway line became known as Homebush West. Some residents of Homebush West, want their suburb renamed back to Flemington.

Gallery

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  Paddy's Markets

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  Flower Markets

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  Sydney Markets entrance

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  Flemington Railway Station

References

• The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
• Jones, Michael (1985). Oasis in the West: Strathfield's first hundred years. North Sydney: Allen & Unwin Australia. ISBN 0-86861-407-6.

1. Australian Suburb Guide: Sydney Inner West Retrieved 7 August 2013.
2. http://www.sydneymarkets.com.au/ Sydney Markets

Coordinates: 33°51′48″S 151°04′15″E / 33.86327°S 151.07077°E