Liberty Grove is a

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in the

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, in the state of

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. People from Liberty Grove are colloquially known as Liberty Grovers or just Grovers. Liberty Grove is located 16 kilometres west of the

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, in the

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of the

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. More specifically, Liberty Grove is located between Homebush Bay Drive to the west and the Main Northern Line railway to the east. It is surrounded by the suburbs of

Rhodes Rhodes (; el, Ρόδος , translit=Ródos ) is the largest and the historical capital of the Dodecanese islands of Greece. Administratively, the island forms a separate municipality within the Rhodes regional unit, which is part of the So ...

to the north and

Concord West Concord West (also known as West Concord) is a suburb on the periphery of Sydney's inner-west, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Concord West is located 16 km west of the Sydney central business district, in the local governmen ...

to the east and south, and it shares the same postcode of 2138. The Liberty Grove development won the 1999 Urban Development Institute of AustraliaUrban Development Institute of Australia
/ref> award for excellence.

History

Settlers first arrived in the area in January 1793 and began farming on 'Liberty Plains'. Through the 1900s it became one of Sydney's industrial areas. However, it and much of adjacent industrial area around Homebush Bay, were completely transformed as part of the Olympic precinct development in preparation for the 2000

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Amenities

The Liberty Grove complex contains swimming pools, tennis courts, basketball court, gymnasium, village green and parks, function room and entrances to Rhodes and Concord West.

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shopping centre is 100m from the northern entrance. Image:LibertyGrove-Basketball.JPG, Basketball Court Image:LibertyGrove-BBQ.JPG, Barbecues near the main pool Image:LibertyGrove-ElizaPark.JPG, Eliza Park, in the southern end of Liberty Grove Image:LibertyGrove-VillageGreen-cricket.JPG, A family playing cricket on the Village Green Image:LibertyGrove,NorthPark-football.JPG, A game of touch football in Bradley Reserve, the northern park Image:LibertyGrove,NorthPool.JPG, The pool at the southern end of Bradley Reserve

Transport

Vehicle access to Liberty Grove is available from Homebush Bay Drive and Oulton Ave. The northern (vehicle) entrance is a ten-minute walk to

Rhodes railway station Rhodes railway station is a heritage-listed railway station located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburbs of Rhodes and Liberty Grove both in City of Canada Bay, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is served by Sydney Train ...

and the southern (pedestrian) entrance is a ten-minute walk to

Concord West railway station Concord West railway station is located on the Main Northern line, serving the Sydney suburb of Concord West. It is served by the Sydney Trains T9 Northern Line services. History Concord West station was opened on 1 September 1887 as Conco ...

and Bicentennial Park. Image:LibertyGrove,EastEntrance.JPG, The east pedestrian entrance to the railway line and Queen Street, Concord West Image:LibertyGrove,NorthEntrance.JPG, The north vehicle entrance, travelling either north or south on Homebush Bay drive Image:LibertyGrove,WestEntranceSign.JPG, The large map by the western entrance. Settlers Boulevard, Liberty Grove is accessible from the east by bicycle and foot from an underpass on Queen St

between Castlestead Street and Coonong Road. It is also accessible in the north by bicycle and foot from

and Concord West at Oulton Avenue. From the south it may be accessed by cyclists and pedestrians at Concord Avenue off King Street, which leads to Concord West,

North Strathfield North Strathfield is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. North Strathfield is located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Canada B ...

and

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References

* http://www.libertygrove.net.au/about-liberty-grove {{Geography of Parramatta River Suburbs of Sydney City of Canada Bay