History of Winston Hills

Shire of Baulkham Hills Location: 28 kilometres north-west of Sydney on Windsor Road This suburb bordered to the south and east by Toongabbie and Quarry Creeks is north-west of Parramatta. It was named after Britain's wartime prime minister, Winston Churchill (1874-1965), In 1972 the suburb, developed in the late 1960s, was transferred from Blacktown shire to Parramatta city council.

A new residential area, it has a modem shopping centre. Parks were not overlooked when this suburb was being planned, and areas of cool greenness continue to provide pleasure spots for residents. Schoolchildren are also well catered for, with several schools located in the suburb. Residential estates and development of new roads are top priority in this suburb. Some streets have been named after great writers and include Bronte Place, Shelley Street, and Twain Street, while Homer Street links to a group of names from Greek mythology, such as Troy Place, Nestor Street and Ixion Street. To the south, steets bear the names of great scientists, such as Einstein, Volta, Edison and Marconi, or biblical names such as Goliath, Gideon and Esther. Nearby Johnston's Bridge crosses Toongabbie Creek into the suburb of Old Toongabbie and Pye's Crossing leads across the same creek to Seven Hills to the northwest, both of them built well above flood levels.

Reference: The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled & Edited by Frances Pollon, published by Angus & Robertson Publishers 1988