- Rouse Hill, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Rouse Hill
city = Sydney
state = NSW
lga =City of Blacktown Baulkham Hills Shire
postcode = 2155
est = 1802
pop = 6,474 (2006 census)
area =
propval = $520,000
stategov = Hawkesbury, Riverstone
fedgov = Greenway, Mitchell
near-nw = Box Hill
near-n = Nelson
near-ne = Annangrove
near-w = Schofields
near-e = Beaumont Hills
near-sw = The Ponds
near-s = Kellyville Ridge
near-se = Kellyville
dist1 = 42
dir1 = north-west
location1= Sydney CBDRouse Hill is a
suburb ofSydney , in the state ofNew South Wales ,Australia . Rouse Hill is located 42kilometres north-west of theSydney central business district in the local government areas ofBaulkham Hills Shire and theCity of Blacktown . Rouse Hill is in the Hills District.History
Rouse Hill encompasses what was originally known as the Village of Aberdour along with the area originally known as Vinegar Hill following the convict rebellion of 1804. Vinegar Hill Post Office was renamed as Rouse Hill Post Office in 1858. [Warren, J.; Wilson, P.; Pullen, N. (2006). "Rouse Hill Village: a step back in time". The Hills District Historical Society Inc. ISBN 0-95-776023-X] The new name was chosen after the estate of Richard Rouse (1774-1852), a prominent free settler who arrived in the colony in 1801. His first grant here was in 1802 and his second grant was in 1816. Rouse built his home, Rouse Hill House, from 1813-18. Service wings and an arcaded courtyard were added circa 1863. The garden is probably the oldest intact garden in Australia. The building is now on the Register of the National Estate. [The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company, 1981, p.2/12] Governor
Lachlan Macquarie suggested the estate be called Rouse Hill. Rouse was the maiden name of a local resident, Mrs Terry. [ cite web | url = http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRjLwptLuj | title = Rouse Hill| publisher =Geographical Names Board of New South Wales | accessdate = 2007-01-04 ]Rouse Hill is especially noteworthy in Australian history as the site of the main battle during an Irish rebellion, known as the Castle Hill rebellion or the second Battle of Vinegar Hill. On
4 March 1804, Irish convicts including political prisoners transported for participating in theIrish Rebellion of 1798 , broke out of the Government Farm at Castle Hill, aiming to seize control of the area and to capture Parramatta. The uprising was crushed by the military authorities at Rouse Hill the following day with much loss of life. Many of the participants in the rebellion were summarily executed. The exact site of the Battle is uncertain but a monument with a plaque commemorating the event can be seen within Castlebrook Lawn Cemetery on Windsor Road inKellyville Ridge . [ cite web | url = http://www.blacktown.nsw.gov.au/our-city/history/the-region/vinegar-hill_home.cfm | title = Vinegar Hill | publisher = Blacktown City Council | accessdate = 2008-07-02 ]Commercial Area
Rouse Hill Town Centre is a newtown centre , owned and managed by TheGPT Group , is located at the intersection of White Hart Drive and Windsor Roads. The first stage opened in September 2007 with the launch of the town centre on 6th March 2008. The first stage comprises Woolworths and Coles supermarkets, a food terrace, and 80 specialty stores. The second stage comprisesBig W , Target,Reading Cinemas , an additonal 130 specialty stores, a Community Centre, Library, Medical Centre, commercial and residential accommodation and the Secret Garden. The development has been integrated with theNorth-West T-way with provisions made for the proposedNorth West Metro .Rouse Hill Village Centre which opened in 1999, is a small shopping centre located on Windsor Road. This complex features a
Franklins supermarket, specialty shops and restaurants. The Terrace is another small shopping centre which was opened on Panmure Street in 2004.Churches
Christ Church, located on Windsor Road, was built in 1863 for the United Church of England and Ireland (Warren et al. 2006). It was a church, school and the centre of most community events. In 2008, a Ministry and Education Centre opened alongside the restored Christ Church and the old hall built in 1908. [ cite news
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* Rouse Hill Public - Public Primary School [ cite web | url = http://www.rousehill-p.schools.nsw.edu.au | title = Rouse Hill Public School | publisher = NSW Department of Education | accessdate = 2008-07-02 ]
* Ironbark Ridge Public - Public Primary School [ cite web | url = http://www.ironbarkrg-p.schools.nsw.edu.au | title = Ironbark Ridge Public School | publisher = NSW Department of Education | accessdate = 2008-07-02 ]
*Rouse Hill Anglican College - K-12 co-educational Christian day independent school [ cite web | url = http://www.rhac.nsw.edu.au| title = Rouse Hill Anglican College | publisher = Rouse Hill Anglican College | accessdate = 2008-07-02 ]
* Rouse Hill High - Public High School (due to be opened in 2009)
* Our Lady of the Angels Primary - Catholic Primary School (due to be opened in 2010) [ cite web | url = http://www.ourladyoftheangels.org.au/notices.html | title = Our Lady of the Angels Primary School | publisher = Our Lady of the Angels Parish | accessdate = 2008-07-02 ]Transport
Rouse Hill is bisected by Windsor Road, which is now a major 4-lane road running from North Parramatta north-west to Windsor. Most residents of Rouse Hill are reliant on private cars for transport, with a high number of households having two or more cars.
In September 2007 the
North-West T-way opened, providing a bus rapid transit service to Parramatta railway station.A metro line, known as the
North West Metro , has been proposed by the NSW Government with plans to be operational by 2017. The underground Rouse Hill railway station will be the metro line terminus and will connect Rouse Hill with Castle Hill, Epping and St. James railway station in the Sydney CBD.References
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