Orchard Hills, New South Wales

Orchard Hills takes its name from the orchards located on the area's undulating hills at the turn of the 20th century. In 1806, Governor Philip King granted {{convert|600|acre|km2|1}} in what is now Orchard Hills to Mary Putland, the daughter of the incoming governor, William Bligh. She named the property Frogmore.

In {{circa|1830}} Rev. Samuel Marsden built Mamre, a two-storey Colonial Georgian homestead on the west side of what is now Mamre Road. The homestead was constructed of sandstone and is listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register and the local government heritage register.{{cite NSW HD|2260228|Mamre – Homestead|access-date=20 July 2020}}The Heritage of Australia, Macmillan Company (1981) p. 2/58 It is now used as a function centre and is open for guided tours.{{cite web |url=http://www.mamre.com.au |title=Homepage |work=mamre.com |date=n.d. }}

Adjoining the Frogmore Estate was the York Estate, originally owned by the York family. When it was subdivided in the late 1880s, the land was mainly sold for orchards and vineyards. By the early 1900s a rural community had established in the area and a village developed.

The Mount Hope Methodist Church was built in 1904 and the York Estate Public School was built in 1910. Until this time the area had no consistent name being known by different people as Frogmore, York and Mount Hope. A public meeting was called in October 1910 at the new school to choose a name and Orchard Hills won the day.{{cite web | url=http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=435 | title=Penrith Local Suburb Profiles – Orchard Hills | publisher=Penrith City Council | access-date=8 June 2008 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080725185649/http://www.penrithcity.nsw.gov.au/index.asp?id=435 | archive-date=25 July 2008 }}

Orchard Hills is located in the centre of the City of Penrith. Sydney Water's supply pipeline is its southern boundary line, while the suburbs of {{NSWcity|St Clair}} and {{NSWcity|Erskine Park}} border the suburb to the east. {{NSWcity|Kingswood}} and {{NSWcity|Claremont Meadows}} are northern neighbours and {{NSWcity|Glenmore Park}}, {{NSWcity|South Penrith}} and the rural areas of {{NSWcity|Wallacia}} and {{NSWcity|Mulgoa}} comprise the western boundary. Orchard Hills has a predominantly rural character with undulating hills and scenic vistas. Its landscape is mainly overlaid with orchards and grapevines with some housing development in recent years. This suburb epitomizes the City of Penrith's vision of a region with a harmony of urban and rural qualities.

Orchard Hills has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Mamre Road: Mamre{{cite NSW SHR|5045752|Mamre|hr=00264|fn=S90/02596; H99/00055 [S170]|access-date=18 May 2018}}

In June 2020, a station at Orchard Hills on the Western Sydney Airport line due to be completed in 2026, was confirmed.{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-01/sydney-metro-western-sydney-airport-extra-funding-pledged/12306184|title=Construction to begin on $11 billion Western Sydney airport metro line|publisher=ABC News|date=1 June 2020|access-date=1 June 2020}}

{{Weather box

|location = Orchard Hills Treatment Works

|metric first = Yes

|single line = Yes

|precipitation colour = green

|Jan record high C = 42.0

|Feb record high C = 42.5

|Mar record high C = 40.4

|Apr record high C = 34.6

|May record high C = 27.4

|Jun record high C = 25.0

|Jul record high C = 28.0

|Aug record high C = 30.6

|Sep record high C = 35.2

|Oct record high C = 40.0

|Nov record high C = 42.5

|Dec record high C = 40.5

|year record high C = 42.5

|Jan high C = 28.3

|Feb high C = 27.8

|Mar high C = 26.5

|Apr high C = 23.8

|May high C = 20.4

|Jun high C = 17.3

|Jul high C = 17.2

|Aug high C = 18.9

|Sep high C = 21.8

|Oct high C = 23.9

|Nov high C = 25.8

|Dec high C = 28.5

|year high C = 28.5

|Jan low C = 16.9

|Feb low C = 17.4

|Mar low C = 16.0

|Apr low C = 13.0

|May low C = 9.6

|Jun low C = 7.0

|Jul low C = 5.3

|Aug low C = 5.9

|Sep low C = 8.7

|Oct low C = 11.1

|Nov low C = 13.2

|Dec low C = 15.5

|year low C = 11.6

|Jan record low C = 6.5

|Feb record low C = 11.1

|Mar record low C = 8.0

|Apr record low C = 1.6

|May record low C = 1.8

|Jun record low C = -1.1

|Jul record low C = -1.5

|Aug record low C = -1.0

|Sep record low C = 1.5

|Oct record low C = 3.9

|Nov record low C = 1.0

|Dec record low C = 5.0

|year record low C = -1.5

|Jan precipitation mm = 99.8

|Feb precipitation mm = 113.2

|Mar precipitation mm = 106.6

|Apr precipitation mm = 67.1

|May precipitation mm = 54.7

|Jun precipitation mm = 54.2

|Jul precipitation mm = 41.0

|Aug precipitation mm = 40.1

|Sep precipitation mm = 36.8

|Oct precipitation mm = 56.7

|Nov precipitation mm = 80.1

|Dec precipitation mm = 73.4

|year precipitation mm = 826.6

|Jan precipitation days = 11.0

|Feb precipitation days = 11.0

|Mar precipitation days = 11.0

|Apr precipitation days = 8.0

|May precipitation days = 7.5

|Jun precipitation days = 7.8

|Jul precipitation days = 6.5

|Aug precipitation days = 5.9

|Sep precipitation days = 6.9

|Oct precipitation days = 9.0

|Nov precipitation days = 10.3

|Dec precipitation days = 9.4

|year precipitation days = 104.3

|unit precipitation days = 0.1 mm

|source 1 = {{cite web

| url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_067084_All.shtml

| publisher = Bureau of Meteorology |title = Climate statistics for Orchard Hills |access-date = 21 February 2011}}

|date=November 2013

}}

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• [http://www.mamre.com.au Mamre Official Website]

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Category:City of Penrith