Epping, New South Wales

Epping Sydney, New South Wales
Epping from Pennant Hills
Population	20,227 (2011 census)
Established	1899
Postcode(s)	2121
Location	18 km (11 mi) north-west of Sydney CBD
LGA(s)	City of Parramatta
Region	Northern Suburbs
State electorate(s)	Epping, Ryde
Federal Division(s)	Bennelong
Suburbs around Epping: Beecroft Cheltenham North Epping Carlingford Epping Marsfield Dundas Valley Eastwood Marsfield

Epping is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 18 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. It is in the Northern Suburbs and Greater Western Sydney region.

The Wallumedegal Aboriginal tribe lived in the area between the Lane Cove River and Parramatta River. 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, Mars being the Roman god of War. It contained the area of what is now Epping, along with the surrounding suburbs of Ryde and Marsfield.

Epping railway station was opened on 17 September 1886, originally named "Field of Mars", and quickly renamed to "Carlingford" on 5 April 1887. The Post Office was opened on 16 October 1889, originally named "East Carlingford".

In 1899 the suburb name of Epping was adopted following the suggestion by a local landowner William Midson (1849–1924), after a town near Epping Forest in Essex, where his father was born. At this time, the names of the Post Office and the railway station were both changed to Epping.

The Seven Network had television production studios in Epping until 2009. The site is now occupied by residential apartments.