Wentworthville - Origin of Street Names | Parramatta History and Heritage

Wentworthville Subdivision Plan - State Library of NSW

The traditional custodians of the land are the Boolbainora clan of the Durag people.

Wentworthville is a suburb west of Parramatta. Named in honour of D’Arcy Wentworth a well-respected and admired colonial surgeon and landowner.

Wentworthville is a suburb in Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Wentworthville is located 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the Greater Western Sydney region. Wentworthville is part of both the local government areas of the City of Parramatta and the Cumberland Council.

The estimated population of Wentworthville in 2018 was 8084.

For more information, read our brief history on Wentworthville here.

Name	Origin & Meaning	Source
Bourne Street	Possibly related to a geographical term meaning an intermittent spring flowing from a stream. This area is covered in creeks and streams.	Wikipedia: bourne
Briens Road	Possibly named after the Briens family who owned the Hollywood orchard that was on either side of the road.	THE NURSERIES. (1897, March 13). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), p. 9. Retrieved June 18, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article85765935
Caloola Road	(1916) Part of Aboriginal words theme selected by the Arthur Rickard Company in the subdivision of the 'Dorothy Mount' Estate. The word itself is taken to mean 'to climb' which is appropriate in the context of the steepness of the terrain nearby.	Parramatta City Council. (1994). Suburban names review, Parramatta, part 1 Subdivision map for Dorothy Mount estate. https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230548155/view
Clarence Street	Possibly named for the Duke of Clarence who became King William IV. Inspired by Macquarie’s naming in Sydney of Clarence Street.	Streets in Sydney
Cumberland Highway	The name of the highway is derived from the Cumberland Plain and Cumberland County. The name Cumberland was conferred on the County by Governor Phillip in honour of Ernest Augustus, Duke of Cumberland	Wikipedia: Cumberland Highway.
Darcy Road	Named after D’Arcy Wentworth, an influential and prominent figure in NSW colonial life.	Wikipedia: D’Arcy Wentworth
Dorothy Street	Named after the 'Dorothy Mount' Estate, which Possibly Acknowledges William Charles Wentworth's Granddaughter	See: The Toongabbie Story.
Fulton Avenue	Possibly named for John Fulton. Fulton was the licensee of Fultons Hotel in early Parramatta. He was one of the last leases on the Red Cow Inn. And also held a lease on the Steam Packet Inn.	History and Heritage: Parramatta in 1856 by T.A.G.
Fyall Avenue	Possibly named for the prominent local family, the Fyall’s. Who had roles in many community activities as well as local government.	LATE ALEXANDER FYALL (1941, March 19). The Cumberland Argus and Fruitgrowers Advocate (Parramatta, NSW : 1888 - 1950), p. 3. Retrieved June 19, 2021, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article107299241
Glenavy Street	Possibly named for the town in Ireland.
Graham Avenue	Possibly named after James Henry Graham, Mayor and Cordial manufacturer.	History and Heritage: John Henry Graham
Hart Drive	(1820, 1983) a small section of this road (south of Harris Road) formed part of the 'Toongabbie Old Road'. The major part planned as a future County Ring Road from 1951 was a vacant swathe of land until the road was constructed in 1980 and named after a famous son of the district, pioneer aviator William Hart, whose family owned "Castrella' in a nearby Wentworth Avenue during the 1890's.	PCC Parramatta Street Names: PDF
Hill Street	A geographical term related to the streets situation.
Hopkins Street	Perhaps named after a Councillor Hopkins who was a local government member in the early 20th Century in Baulkham Hills.
Lindsay Street	Possibly named after Australian artist Norman Alfred William Lindsay (1879-1969). He was also a etcher, sculptor, writer, editorial cartoonist, scale modeller, and an accomplished amateur boxer based on theme of naming streets after Australian artists.	Wikipedia: Norman Lindsay
Lower Mount Street	Related to geographical position and Dorothy Mount.
Mayfield Street	Mayfield Estate was the name of a sub-division plan in 1928 in Wentworthville, But before then there was a farm of the same name. The word Mayfield means strong or good field.	Subdivion Plan: Mayfield Estate.
Mount Street	Related to geographical position and Dorothy Mount.
Olive Street	Source unknown but follows a theme of short European names used as street names in the area.
Owen Street	First appeared as part of the Owen Park Estate, Wentworthville in 1918.	Owen Park Estate Wentworthville
Page Street	Possibly named after the Page family and Henry Page who was an influential teacher who lived in the area.	Toongabbie: A social history.
Pioneer Street	A reference to the pioneers of the area.
Railway Street	Proximity to the railway station.
Sheehan Street	Origin unknown but was a surname of many families in early Cumberland as well as important Irish/Australian Archbishop Michael Sheehan.
Short Street	Origin unknown
Slim Place	Origin unknown
Strickland Place	Possibly named for Sir Gerland Strickland	Australian Dictionary of Biography: Gerald Strickland
Thane Street	Source unknown.
Warra Street	An Indigenous Australian word meaning falling rain.	The Toongabbie Story.
Water Street	This street runs to meet Finlaysons Creek, a natural water way.	Finlaysons Creek
Wentworth Avenue	Named for Darcy Wentworth	D’arcy Wentworth
Yarbon Street	Meaning unknown but possibly part of aboriginal words theme selected by the Arthur Rickard Company in the subdivision of the 'Dorothy Mount' Estate.	Dorothy Mount Estate 1916.

Emma Stockburn, Research Facilitator & Neera Sahni, Research Services Leader, City of Parramatta, 2021

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