Berkshire Park is a suburb

Suburb

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 of Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. It is in the Local Government Area of City of Penrith

City of Penrith

The City of Penrith is a Local Government Area in Sydney, located about west of Sydney's central business district.- History :The Municipality of Penrith was incorporated on 12 May 1871 under the Municipalities Act 1858. On 3 March 1890, St Marys was separately incorporated, and on 26 July 1893...

 and its postcode is 2765. It is a large rural suburb with a population of 1788 in the 2001 census. The suburb has a diverse range of activity, including a pet cemetery, correctional facility, nature reserve, waste management centre and a racehorse education centre.

Origin of name

The suburb's name is believed to have come from English county of Berkshire

Berkshire

Berkshire is a historic county in the South of England. It is also often referred to as the Royal County of Berkshire because of the presence of the royal residence of Windsor Castle in the county; this usage, which dates to the 19th century at least, was recognised by the Queen in 1957, and...

. The land was given to Richard Rouse as a land grant in 1838. Rouse may have chosen this name because he had been married in North Hinksey

North Hinksey

North Hinksey , is a small civil parish in county Berkshire, 2 miles west of Oxford, and 5 miles north of of Abingdon,situated on the right bank of the Isis...

, which was then part of Berkshire.

Transport

At approximately 55 km from the centre of Sydney

Sydney

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, it is in a somewhat isolated area. The closest CityRail

CityRail

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 train stations are Windsor

Windsor railway station, Sydney

-Transport links:Westbus:*608 - to Castle Hill*668 - to Glossodia*669 - to Sackville*673 - to Penrith.*674 - to Berkshire Park*675 - to Bligh Park*676 - to South WindsorThere are many other bus routes....

 and Riverstone

Riverstone railway station, Sydney

-Transport links:Busways runs three routes to and from Riverstone railway station:*746 - to Box Hill*757 - to Mount Druitt*T75 - between Blacktown and Rouse Hill...

.