Epping, New South Wales

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Epping railway station and surrounding area seen from the north

Epping is a suburb in north-west Sydney, Australia, approximately 16-18km from the central business district. It is bounded by a number of suburbs, including Beecroft, Cheltenham, North Epping, Carlingford, Eastwood, Marsfield and North Ryde. Population (2001, Hornsby Shire-administered area only): 11,748.

Epping is primarily under the municipal authority of Ward C in the Hornsby Shire Council, although Parramatta City Council and Ryde City Council both administer areas within the suburb.

Epping RSL club has been a popular place for many decades. It was rebuilt in 1995-1996, becoming (contrary to many RSL clubs) a popular place for students from the nearby Macquarie University and young people in general, particularly on Wednesday nights. Epping Also has a bar (Epping Hotel) with its own nightclub 'Tracks,' also popular on Wednesdays and the weekend.

Epping is one of the Primary filming sites for Sydney's Channel 7, being the home of Channel 7 studios where internationally exported Home and Away is filmed.

1 History
2 Transport
3 Churches
4 Schools
5 External links

[edit] History

In 1792 Governor Phillip began the granting of parcels of lands to marines, and the area was referred to on Phillip's maps as the Field of Mars, named after the Roman Field of Mars probably because of the military link. It contained the area of what is now Epping, along with the surrounding suburbs of Ryde and Marsfield. Epping's railway station was originally called 'Field of Mars', after which it was changed to East Carlingford. In 1899 the suburb name of Epping was adopted after suggestion by a local landowner William Midson (1849-1924), after a town near Epping Forest in Essex, where Midson's family originated.

[edit] Transport

Epping Station is an increasingly important suburban railway station in Sydney; existing platforms and buildings are undergoing refurbishment as part of the construction of a new train line, the Epping to Chatswood line. Epping will be the terminus of the first stage of this new line which runs from Chatswood west to Epping, which is currently under construction. The second stage of this project which was due to run west from Epping to Parramatta has been cancelled as of August 2003. The existing train line is the designated Northern Line which runs from Sydney Central to Hornsby via Strathfield runs north south through Epping. To the north (towards Hornsby) the next station is Cheltenham, to the south towards Strathfield the next station is Eastwood. The suburb is also well-serviced by bus facilities.

[edit] Churches

Chester St Uniting Church
Emmaus Bible College
Epping Baptist
Epping Church of Christ
Epping Gospel Chapel
Epping Presbyterian
North Side Chinese Alliance Church
Our Lady Help of Christians (Roman Catholic)
Oxford St Uniting Church
Presbyterian Reformed Church
St. Aiden's - West Epping (Anglican) - part of the Epping Parish
St. Alban's (Anglican) - the tall Spire is visible for many kilometres
West Epping Uniting Church

[edit] Schools

Arden Anglican School (formerly the Catholic girls' school Our Lady of Mercy College)
Epping Boys High School Located in Marsfield.
Epping Heights Public School
Epping Primary School
Epping West Public School

[edit] External links

Coordinates: -33.77462° 151.07882°

Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.

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