Merrylands, New South Wales
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Merrylands Sydney, New South Wales |
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Chambers of the City of Holroyd Council
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 Merrylands
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| Coordinates | 33°50′15″S 150°59′30″E / 33.83750°S 150.99167°ECoordinates: 33°50′15″S 150°59′30″E / 33.83750°S 150.99167°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 26,658 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2160 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 25 km (16 mi) west of Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cumberland Council | ||||||||||||
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Merrylands is a suburb in western Sydney, Australia. Merrylands is located 25 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is in the local government area of the Cumberland Council.
Merrylands was named after the former English home of Arthur Todd Holroyd (1806–1887), who acquired land in this area in 1855 and who gave his name to the adjoining suburb of Holroyd.
Merrylands has a commercial area around Merrylands railway station. Merrylands is a shopping centre with supermarkets, discount department stores and specialty shops.
The Merrylands railway station is serviced by the Airport, Inner West & South Line and the Cumberland Line of the Sydney Trains network. There is limited parking for commuters. It is on the bus route from Liverpool to Parramatta. Main transport corridors of Woodville Rd (Parramatta-Hume Hwy, Western Motorway M4 (Mountains to the sea). Other main roads include Coleman St (to Westmead Hospital), Hawkesview Rd (rail overbridge to Woodville Rd), Neil St (rail overbridge to Woodville Rd), Pitt St (to Parramatta), Lois St and Excelsior St (to Granville).
There are a number of churches in Merrylands, including Merrylands East Presbyterian Church, St Margaret Mary's Catholic Church, Merrylands Anglican Church, Merrylands Baptist Church, Merrylands Uniting Church, Merrylands Presbyterian Church and an Evangelical church. There is also a Heritage Catholic Micro-Cathedral in honour of Saint Raphael the Arch-Angel on the corner of Warwick Road and Merrylands Road, which was not only the first and only Church in Merrylands but also one of the most uniquely designed in Western Sydney being a conventional-modern-neo-Gothic design.
With an entry Merrylands Road and Paton Street along the Cumberland Highway this nature reserve has kangaroos, emus, birdlife and waterfalls around the lake. Pinnaroo (Paton Street) and Yarrabee (Merrylands Road) can be hired for the day from Cumberland Council for a fee. Access is by road or bus from Merrylands Station and is a route of the Liverpool to the Parramatta Transitway.
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