Canley Vale, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Canley Vale
city = Sydney
state = nsw


caption = Westacott Cottage, Railway Parade
lga = City of Fairfield
postcode = 2166
est =
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Cabramatta
fedgov = Blaxland
near-nw = Canley Heights
near-n = Fairfield
near-ne = Fairfield
near-w = Canley Heights
near-e = Carramar
near-sw = Cabramatta
near-s = Cabramatta
near-se = Lansvale
dist1 = 30
dir1 = south-west
location1= Sydney CBD

Canley Vale is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Canley Vale is located 30 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Fairfield and is part of the South-western Sydney region.

History

Aboriginal people from the Cabrogal tribe, a sub-group of the Gandangara tribe, have lived in the Fairfield area for over 30 000 years. Canley Vale was once a woodland area and was originally part of the Male Orphan School Estate. In the 1800’s, Sir Henry Parkes (1815-96) settled in the district in a mansion which he built near the railway line between Fairfield and Cabramatta. He named it Canley Grange after his birthplace in Warwickshire, England. He named the railway station Canley Moat House and had his own private landing beside the line. “Vale” means valley or dale. Cabramatta and Canley Vale were regarded as a single community and from the 1920’s it was know as Cabravale. In 1899, the municipality of Cabramatta and Canley Vale, which had been established in 1892, was redivided, and the two separate wards were gazetted on 8th January 1900. In 1948, they became part of the Fairfield local government area. Canley Vale’s first public school opened in 1884. [ "The Book of Sydney Suburbs", Compiled by Frances Pollen, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8]

Transport

Canley Vale railway station is on the South railway line of the CityRail network.

Culture

Westacott Cottage on Railway Parade is the site of the Fairfield City Arts and Crafts Centre.

port and Recreation

The Cabravale Leisure Centre is located close to the railway station in Broomfield Street, but is technically in the adjacent suburb of Cabramatta. It features a fitness centre including a 25 metre indoor pool and gymnasium and meeting rooms for various clubs and community groups, including a Vietnamese martial arts class. [ [http://www.fairfieldcity.nsw.gov.au/default.asp?iDocID=6845&iNavCatID=11&iSubCatID=110 Fairfield City Council ] ]

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