Blaxland, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Blaxland
state = nsw


caption = Remains of Pilgrim Inn, circa 1825
lga = City of Blue Mountains
postcode = 2774
est = 1830
pop = 6,951 (2006 census)
elevation= 234
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Penrith and Blue Mountains
fedgov = Macquarie
dist1 = 70
dir1 = west
location1= Sydney
dist2 =
dir2 = east
location2= Katoomba
near-nw = Warrimoo
near-n = Mount Riverview
near-ne = Emu Heights
near-w =
near-e =
near-sw =
near-s =
near-se = Glenbrook

Blaxland is a town in the Blue Mountains of New South Wales, Australia. Blaxland is located 70 kilometres west of Sydney in the local government area of the City of Blue Mountains. It is at an altitude of 234 metres and borders the townships/suburbs of Glenbrook, Mount Riverview and Warrimoo.

History

Blaxland is named for Gregory Blaxland who along with William Lawson and William Wentworth, led the exploration that discovered a route over the Mountains in 1813. Prior to 1915 the area was known as "Wascoe".

Transport

Blaxland railway station is on the Blue Mountains Line of the CityRail intercity network.It is a disability-accessible station.

Commercial Area

The village of Blaxland received a major overhaul in 2001 with the widening of the Great Western Highway. This led to the introduction of the infamous palm trees along the highway, but also created space for more shops and led to many refurbishments. These changes, combined with the upgrade of Blaxland Station, have improved business in Blaxland.

Major shops include:
* Como Restaurant, winner of a Good Food Guide Chef's Hat award for 2008.
* Supa IGA Supermarket
* Commonwealth Bank
* Subway restaurant
* McDonald's restaurant, the only McDonalds in the Blue Mountains.
* Blaxland Day and Night Pharmacy
* Brooklands Village shopping centre

Blaxland also has a small industrial estate and the largest waste disposal facility in the Blue Mountains.

ervices

* Lower Blue Mountains Library, Hope Street
* Blaxland Fire Brigade falls under the jurisdiction of the statewide Rural Fire Service

chools

* Blaxland High School
* Blaxland East Public School
* Blaxland Public School

port and recreation

Blaxland includes the Florabella Pass and Pippas Pass tracks. It is home to the "Blaxland Redbacks" soccer and netball teams.

ee Also

*List of Blue Mountains articles

External links

* [http://www.bluemts.com.au/historicblaxland/default.htm Blaxland History]
* [http://www.blaxland-h.schools.nsw.edu.au// Blaxland High School]
* [http://www.blaxlandfootball.com/ Blaxland Football Club]