Kenthurst, New South Wales
Kenthurst is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 39 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of The Hills Shire. It is part of the Hills District region. Kenthurst is a semi-rural suburb with blocks of land on an average of . Features of the suburb include a large park (Kenthurst Park), a shopping village and park complex, numerous schools, two petrol stations, a function centre, a rural fire service station and a public swimming pool. Home of the Kenthurst “Bush Boys” Soccer  Club. History. The original inhabitants of the Dural area were the Darug people. Kenthurst is derived from the English County of Kent and "hurst" meaning a woody hillock or clearing. The area was originally known as Little Dooral and later Little Dural. In 1886 a public meeting was held to discuss a change of name. Charles Gibb was the main agitator who declared that the settlement needed a more elegant title. "Kent Forest" was suggested as an appropriate name for the area where settlers from Kent County that had settled in the area, but it wasn't popular and eventually  Kenthurst was chosen. The meeting applied to the government ministry for permission to change the name, which was successful and was in general use from 1887. In the 1890s, Dural and the Hills district was the chief supplier of citrus fruit for most of Australia. Poultry and vegetable farms also flourished. Kenthurst Post Office opened on 1 August 1887. Shopping complex. The Kenthurst shopping complex features a post office, supermarket, butcher, bottle shop, hairdresser and other shops. Outside the village centre there are several preschools and a second real estate agent. There are numerous local businesses in the area such  as timber yards, florist, wholesalers, earthmovers and other similar businesses. Village green. The village green is situated across Nelson St from the shopping village. It features a public swimming pool, a basketball/netball court, barbecue facilities, a playground, park benches and a large grassed area. The village green is maintained by Kenthurst Rotary Schools. Schools within Kenthurst include: Sport and recreation. Kenthurst has its own cricket club, soccer club, netball club and village green maintained by Kenthurst Rotary. Demographics. At the 2016 census, the suburb of Kenthurst recorded a population of 5,037 residents. Of these: Agriculture. The suburb is home  to a large number of whole-sale nurseries.