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Potts Hill a small suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Potts Hill is located 21 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district in the City of Bankstown. Potts Hill shares its postcode of 2143 with neighbouring Regents Park and Birrong.
Much of the area of Potts Hill is occupied by the Potts Hill Reservoir owned and operated by Sydney Water.
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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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- The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8
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