Suburb History
- Fairfield
- Girraween
- Granville
- Greystanes
- Guildford
- Holroyd
- Mays Hill
- Merrylands
- Parramatta
- Pemulwuy
- Pendle Hill
- Prospect
- Smithfield
- Toongabbie
- Wentworthville
- Westmead
- Woodpark
- Yennora
Guildford
Lieutenant Samuel North, an ex military officer and civil servant, was granted 640 acres of land in 1837 as recognition of the length of time (15 years) he had served in the army. He called it Guildford after a relative of his, the Earl of Guildford of Surrey, England.
Wild dogs roamed the area at this time and a system was evolved to trap them and rid Guildford of these pests. The Dog Trap Road (now Woodville Road) was so named because of traps set along its length.
In 1867, Guildford Post Office was opened on Dog Trap Road. Prior to that the few residents of the area were listed as being within the Fairfield postal district. In 1871 a provisional school for young children, on the corner of Orchardleigh and Dog Trap Roads was opened. The Railway station opened in 1876.
Guildford bears the same name as the town in Surrey, and the roads between Guildford and Merrylands were named after Surrey places, for instance Chertsey Road, St. Ann's Hill Road, Surrey Terrace and Addlestone Road.
Source: Frances Pollon: The Book of Sydney Suburbs, 1988.
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