Lansdowne is a suburb

Suburb

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 in south-western Sydney

Sydney

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, in the state of New South Wales

New South Wales

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, Australia

Australia

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. Lansdowne is located 27 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district

Sydney central business district

The Sydney central business district is the main commercial centre of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It extends southwards for about 3 kilometres from Sydney Cove, the point of first European settlement. Its north–south axis runs from Circular Quay in the north to Central railway station in...

, in the local government areas of the City of Bankstown

City of Bankstown

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 and is part of the South-western Sydney

South-western Sydney

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 region.

History

Lansdowne took its name from the Lansdowne Bridge which was named by Governor Richard Bourke to honour Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

Henry Petty-FitzMaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne

Henry Petty-Fitzmaurice, 3rd Marquess of Lansdowne KG, PC, FRS , known as Lord Henry Petty from 1784 to 1809 and then as The Earl of Kerry to 1818, was a British statesman...

 (1780-1863), a Whig

British Whig Party

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 politician.

The Lansdowne Bridge was built in 1834-35 from stone quarried on the banks of the Georges River

Georges River

The Georges River is a waterway in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It rises to the south-west of Sydney near the coal mining town of Appin, and then flows north past Campbelltown, roughly parallel to the Main South Railway...

. It replaced a hardwood bridge called Bowler’s Bridge because it led to Bowler’s Inn. The Lansdowne Bridge was one of the finest works by Scottish stonemason David Lennox

David Lennox

David Lennox was a Scottish-Australian bridge-builder and master stonemason born in Ayr, Scotland.-Personal details:...

 (1788-1873), who arrived in Sydney in 1832 and was made Superintendent of Bridges with the task of replacing hardwood bridges that were frequently swept away in floods.

Many minor roads in the area bounded by the Hume Highway, Prospect Creek and Hazel Street have been resumed to form the Mirambeena Regional Park and Lansdowne Park, which boast pedestrian/cycle-paths, a number of man-made lakes, recreational reserves and a quality restaurant.

Note that this suburb's name has occasionally in the past appeared on maps with a spelling of 'Landsdowne'.

Transport

Historic Lansdowne Bridge is a sandstone bridge built by David Lennox

David Lennox

David Lennox was a Scottish-Australian bridge-builder and master stonemason born in Ayr, Scotland.-Personal details:...

 that (from 1957) carries northbound-only traffic of the Hume Highway

Hume Highway

The Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...

 over Prospect Creek

Prospect Creek (New South Wales)

Prospect Creek is a small creek in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It flows from the Prospect reservoir for about 17 km until joining the Georges River at Georges Hall into the Dhurawal bay, in the Chipping Norton Lake system.As the reservoir forms a part of the...

which opened in 1836.

Henry Lawson Drive runs along the western border of Lansvale, through Mirambeena Regional Park.

Parks

• Lansdowne Park features a road cycling circuit.
• Mirambeena Regional Park sits beside Prospect Creek

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