Orchard Hills, New South Wales

History

Orchard Hills takes its name from the orchards located on the area's undulating hills at the turn of the 20th century. In 1806, Governor Philip King granted 600 acre in what is now Orchard Hills to Mary Putland, the daughter of the incoming governor, William Bligh. She named the property Frogmore.

In Rev. Samuel Marsden built Mamre, a two-storey Colonial Georgian homestead on the west side of what is now Mamre Road. The homestead was constructed of sandstone and is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register It is now used as a function centre and is open for guided tours.

Adjoining the Frogmore Estate was the York Estate, originally owned by the York family. When it was subdivided in the late 1880s, the land was mainly sold for orchards and vineyards. By the early 1900s a rural community had established in the area and a village developed.

The Mount Hope Methodist Church was built in 1904 and the York Estate Public School was built in 1910. Until this time the area had no consistent name being known by different people as Frogmore, York and Mount Hope. A public meeting was called in October 1910 at the new school to choose a name and Orchard Hills won the day.

Description

Orchard Hills is located in the centre of the City of Penrith. Sydney Water's supply pipeline is its southern boundary line, while the suburbs of and border the suburb to the east. and are northern neighbours and , and the rural areas of and comprise the western boundary. Orchard Hills has a predominantly rural character with undulating hills and scenic vistas. Its landscape is mainly overlaid with orchards and grapevines with some housing development in recent years. This suburb epitomizes the City of Penrith's vision of a region with a harmony of urban and rural qualities.

Heritage listings

Orchard Hills has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Mamre Road: Mamre

Transport

In June 2020, a station at Orchard Hills on the Western Sydney Airport line due to be completed in 2026, was confirmed.

Climate

|Jan record high C = 42.0 |Feb record high C = 42.5 |Mar record high C = 40.4 |Apr record high C = 34.6 |May record high C = 27.4 |Jun record high C = 25.0 |Jul record high C = 28.0 |Aug record high C = 30.6 |Sep record high C = 35.2 |Oct record high C = 40.0 |Nov record high C = 42.5 |Dec record high C = 40.5 |year record high C = 42.5 |Jan record low C = 6.5 |Feb record low C = 11.1 |Mar record low C = 8.0 |Apr record low C = 1.6 |May record low C = 1.8 |Jun record low C = -1.1 |Jul record low C = -1.5 |Aug record low C = -1.0 |Sep record low C = 1.5 |Oct record low C = 3.9 |Nov record low C = 1.0 |Dec record low C = 5.0 |year record low C = -1.5

References

References

1. {{Census 2021 AUS
2. and the [[New South Wales Heritage Database. local government heritage register]].{{cite NSW HD. 2260228. Mamre – Homestead
3. The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company (1981) p. 2/58
4. (n.d. }}{{Dead link). "Homepage". mamre.com.
5. "Penrith Local Suburb Profiles – Orchard Hills". Penrith City Council.
6. {{cite NSW SHR. 5045752. Mamre
7. (1 June 2020). "Construction to begin on $11 billion Western Sydney airport metro line". ABC News.