Dictionary of Sydney

The Dictionary of Sydney was archived in 2021.

Kentlyn

South-western bushland suburb. 'Scenic protection' zoning in the 1970s kept its blocks large, allowing it to become the affluent suburb it is today.

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Kentlyn

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Part of the old Campbelltown common opened for selection in 1894, the area called Kent Farms was subdivided into 5-acre blocks in the 1920s and named Kentlyn in the 1930s. When neighbouring suburbs were densely developed after World War II, Kentlyn was still zoned for 5-acre blocks, and its bushland character remained.

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