Thompsons Corner, New South Wales

Thompsons Corner, New South Wales

Thompsons Corner is an urban locality and major road traffic junction (Pennant Hills Road and Castle Hill road) in Sydney, Australia, within the Hornsby Shire local government area, 25 kilometres north-west of the Central Business District. Apart from having a number of shops, including major supermarket chain Coles, Thompsons Corner is home to West Pennant Hills Public School (established in 1850), one of Australia's oldest surviving government schools.

It was founded by Thomas Thompson who built the area's first general store on the corner of Pennant Hills and Castle Hill roads.


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