Telopea, New South Wales

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Telopea Sydney, New South Wales
Waratah Shopping Centre
Postcode:	2117
Location:	23 km (14 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA:	City of Parramatta
State District:	Parramatta
Federal Division:	Parramatta
Suburbs around Telopea: North Parramatta Carlingford Carlingford Oatlands Telopea Dundas Valley North Parramatta Rydalmere Dundas

Telopea is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Telopea is located 23 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta.

Contents 1 History 2 Transport 3 Commercial Area 4 Housing 5 Parks 6 External links

[edit] History

The name Telopea comes from Telopea speciosissima a native flower that was abundant in the area before it was colonised. The telopea is also known as the waratah and is the floral emblem of New South Wales.

[edit] Transport

Telopea railway station is on the Carlingford line of the CityRail network. The suburb is bordered by Kissing Point Road to the south and Pennant Hills Road to the north.

[edit] Commercial Area

Waratah Shopping Centre, located on Tintern Avenue, has many retail shops including a Coles supermarket, newsagent, chemist, and a hair and beauty salon. A small group of shops is also located opposite the railway station on Adderton Road.

[edit] Housing

Telopea is mainly comprised of low to low-medium density housing with most of the dwellings been built after the Second World War. The suburb is bisected by the Carlingford railway line with most of the medium density housing lying adjacent to the train line.

[edit] Parks

Telopea contains has a large tract of bushland on its western edge, backing onto the Oatlands golf course. The bushland, the Vineyard Creek Reserve as it is known contains a spring-fed creek and has several waterfalls on its course before it disappears beneath Kissing Point road to the south. The creek and the bushland are protected as environmental areas.

[edit] External links

• Telopea, New South Wales is at coordinates 33°47′39″S 151°02′17″E / -33.79417, 151.03802 (Telopea, New South Wales)Coordinates: 33°47′39″S 151°02′17″E / -33.79417, 151.03802 (Telopea, New South Wales)

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