Leightonfield is an industrial
locality
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in
south-western Sydney
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, in the state of
New South Wales
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,
Australia
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.
Local government area for Leightonfield, NSW.
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History
Leightonfield was the site of a munitions factory, where in the period of World War II
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, more than 3,000 people worked at the plant for the development of military weapon
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s. It was later closed down in August 1945, shortly before the end of the war.
Currently, it endures as an industrial zone within part of Villawood and is accessible only by train within its railway station
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.
Geography
Sandwiched between Chester Hill and Villawood, Leightonfield is part of the City of Canterbury-Bankstown
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and is within the suburb of Villawood. Leightonfield's postcode is 2163.
Commercial area
Leightonfield is exclusively an industrial estate within Villawood that features dozens of warehouse
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s, workshops and factories
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. It is a prominent manufacturing hub in western Sydney
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. It has no permanent population.
Transport
It is served by Sydney Trains
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and various bus routes.
References
City of Canterbury-Bankstown
Sydney localities
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