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Varroville, New South Wales

Field	Value
type	suburb
name	Varroville
city	Sydney
state	nsw
image	Varroville Rural.JPG
caption	Rural area in Varroville
alternative_location_map	Australia NSW metro Sydney
pushpin_map_caption	Location in greater metropolitan Sydney
coordinates
local_map	yes
zoom	12
lga	City of Campbelltown
postcode	2566
pop	134
pop_year
pop_footnotes
elevation	70
stategov	Leppington
fedgov	Macarthur
near-nw	Leppington
near-n	Denham Court
near-ne	Denham Court
near-w	Catherine Field
near-e	Ingleburn
near-sw	Kearns
near-s	Raby
near-se	St Andrews
dist1	46
dir1	south-west
location1	Sydney CBD

Varroville is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Varroville is located 46 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Campbelltown and is part of the Macarthur region. Varroville forms part of the scenic hills on the north-west side of the M5 South Western Motorway between Campbelltown and the Camden Valley Way. Of all Sydney suburbs, Varroville has the highest proportion of residents with PhDs.

Sydney's newest General Cemetery, the first in over 50 years, is being built as of 2023, at Macarthur Memorial Park, Varroville.

History

Varroville was originally a farm called Varro Ville. An area of 1000 acre of land was granted by Governor Lachlan Macquarie to Robert Townson, a scientist and scholar, in 1809. Townson developed the farm and grew a vineyard and raised cattle. Townson died in 1827 and ownership passed onto his brother, Captain John Townson of Van Diemen's Land, to two nieces residing in England and to his nephew, Captain John Witts, R.M. In 1837 the farm was sold to Charles Sturt a famous explorer who moved in from Mittagong. James Raymond took over in 1839. Alfred Cheeke, a supreme court judge was a later owner. By 1900 Varro Ville was a leading dairy farm in the Campbelltown area. The farmhouse fell into disrepair, but has been restored by the new owners and the National Trust. The name Varroville was officially adopted in 1972 for the area between Raby and Denham Court. The area was previously part of Minto.

Heritage listings

Varroville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

196 St Andrews Road: Varroville (homestead)

Landmarks

The Mount Carmel Novitiate was built in 1966, while Mount Carmel High School opened in 1986.

Sport

Kooringa Reserve is located directly across the road from Mount Carmel High School. This is the home ground to the St Mary's Eagle Vale Soccer Club the largest soccer club in the Macarthur District.

Transport

The main road in Varroville is St Andrews Road. This was originally a dirt track, skirting St Andrews farm, owned by Andrew Thompson. Other roads named after saints are St James and St David.

References

{{Census 2021 AUS
(7 January 2011). "Street smarts: The city's brainiest burbs".
(2023-01-22). "Sydney's first new cemetery in 50 years sparks fresh debate about solutions to a shortage of burial space". ABC News.
(1995). "History of Varroville". Campbelltown and Airds Historical Society.
{{cite NSW SHR. 5045252. Varroville

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