Henley, New South Wales

Henley
Sydney, New South Wales

Henley, view from Chiswick

Population

463 (2011 census)^[1]

Postcode(s)

2111

Location

9 km (6 mi) from CBD

LGA(s)

Municipality of Hunter's Hill

Suburbs around Henley:
Gladesville	Huntleys Cove	Huntleys Point
Gladesville	Henley	Huntleys Point
Abbotsford	Chiswick	Drummoyne

Henley is a suburb on the lower North Shore of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Henley is located 9 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Municipality of Hunter's Hill. Henley sits on the northern side of the Parramatta River.

History

The suburb's name is derived from its namesake Henley, by the banks of the Thames in Oxfordshire. Parramatta River had been known as the 'Thames of the Antipodes' and other nearby suburbs were also named after Thames localities of Greenwich, Woolwich and Putney.

European settlement

Henley was originally known as Blandville, after Dr William Bland (1789-1868) who was transported for killing a fellow naval officer in a duel. Bland arrived in 1814 but was pardoned in 1815 and began a private practice. Bland resided in the city but owned the land here that he subdivided in 1866.

References

↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Henley (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 May 2013.

The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8

External links

Discover Hunters Hill

Coordinates: 33°50′33″S 151°08′05″E / 33.84252°S 151.13475°E / -33.84252; 151.13475

Suburbs within the Municipality of Hunter's Hill, Lower North Shore, Northern Suburbs, Sydney

Gladesville Henley Hunters Hill Huntleys Cove Huntleys Point Woolwich

List of Sydney suburbs

Geography of Parramatta River

Sources	Toongabbie Creek Darling Mills Creek

Tributaries: left	Vineyard Creek Subiaco Creek Archer Creek Smalls Creek Charity Creek Lane Cove River

Tributaries: right	Duck River Haslams Creek Powells Creek Iron Cove Creek Hawthorne Canal

Islands	Rodd Island Snapper Island Spectacle Island Cockatoo Island

Parramatta River ferry services	Parramatta Rydalmere Sydney Olympic Park Meadowbank Kissing Point Cabarita Abbotsford Chiswick Huntleys Point

River crossings	Lennox Bridge Barry Wilde Bridge Elizabeth St Footbridge The Macarthur Bridge Clyde–Carlingford railway bridge Thackeray Bridge Silverwater Bridge James Ruse Drive bridge John Whitton Bridge Parramatta River Underbridge Ryde Bridge Mortlake Ferry Gladesville Bridge

River inlets and bays	Homebush Bay Kissing Point Bay Morrisons Bay Kendall Bay Glades Bay France Bay Exile Bay Canada Bay Kings Bay Hen and Chicken Bay Looking Glass Bay Abbotsford Bay Wallumatta Bay Five Dock Bay Lukes Bay Drummoyne Bay Iron Cove

Suburbs: north	North Parramatta Rydalmere Ermington Melrose Park Meadowbank Putney Tennyson Point Gladesville Henley Huntleys Point Huntleys Cove Hunters Hill Woolwich Greenwich

Suburbs: south	Parramatta Camellia Silverwater Newington Wentworth Point Sydney Olympic Park Liberty Grove Rhodes Concord Mortlake Breakfast Point Cabarita Canada Bay Five Dock Wareemba Abbotsford Chiswick Drummoyne Russell Lea Rodd Point Haberfield Lilyfield Rozelle Birchgrove

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