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Revision as of 06:21, 20 July 2006 by J Bar (talk | contribs)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)Ashbury is a suburb in south-western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 9km south west of the Sydney central business district and lies in the local government areas of the City of Canterbury and partly in the Municipality of Ashfield. The postcode is 2193.
Ashbury is mostly residential, located close to Canterbury Race Course.
History
Ashbury derived its name from the two neighbouring suburbs Ashfield and Canterbury.
The first land grant in the area was 100 acres made to Reverend Richard Johnson (1753-1827), the colony's first chaplain. The land that extended over Ashbury was known as Canterbury Vale. When it was sold to Lieutenant William Cox in 1800, it covered 600 acres. It was then sold to Robert Campbell (1769-1846) in 1803 when it covered 900 acres and then proceeded to purchase more land to Liverpool Road. The estate passed onto his son-in-law Arthur Jefferey and was eventually split up.
This area then became known as Goodlet's Bush, after an early settler, John Hay Goodlet. In 1878 Goodlet had bought Canterbury House, which had been built by Arthur Jeffreys.
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