Campbelltown
New South Wales, Australia
Campbelltown, city within the Sydney metropolitan area, eastern New South Wales, southeastern Australia.
The town was founded in 1810 by Gov. Lachlan Macquarie, who named it for his wife, the former Elizabeth Campbell. In 1882 it became a municipality and absorbed the historic villages of Glenfield, Macquarie Fields, Ingleburn, and Minto. St. Peter’s Anglican Church dates from 1823, St. John’s Catholic Church from 1841. Macquarie Field House (1840s) is one of the finest examples of Regency-style architecture in Australia. The main occupations are poultry and dairy farming and the manufacture of cotton goods and electrical items. Pop. (2006) local government area, 143,076; (2011) local government area, 145,967.
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