Pitt Town Bottoms
Suburb of City of Hawkesbury, New South Wales, Australia
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Pitt Town Bottoms is a historic town and suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pitt Town Bottoms is located 58 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is bounded in the west by the Hawkesbury River.
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| Coordinates: 33°35′59″S 150°51′5″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | New South Wales | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1794 | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 3 m (9.8 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 85 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 2756 | ||||||||||||
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History
Pitt Town Bottoms was the location of the first settlements in the district. It was here, in 1794, that Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose granted fifteen 30-acre (12 hectare) farms to free settlers. From here, fresh produce for the infant Sydney town was shipped down the Hawkesbury River.[2]
Lots 43 and 44 constitute the area that was bought by emancipee James Ruse in 1794.
In recent times Pitt Town Bottoms has become home to a popular radio-controlled aircraft flying field. It is also a major base of the Sydney lawn turf industry.
