Carlingford

Carlingford is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Carlingford is 22 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government areas of the The Hills Shire, Hornsby Shire and the City of Parramatta. Carlingford is on the north-eastern outskirts of the Greater Western Sydney region and is on the south-eastern outskirts of the Hills District and western outskirts of the Northern Suburbs.

Carlingford's shopping and commercial areas are located on Pennant Hills Road. Two shopping centres, Carlingford Court and Carlingford Village are at the top of Mobbs Hill, with another shopping strip near Carlingford railway station.

Carlingford railway station is the terminus of the Carlingford line on the Sydney trains network. Most residents travel to work by car. The Cumberland Highway, a major north-south route through greater Sydney, intersects Carlingford in the form of Pennant Hills Road. Many motorists commuting from the Hills District and the growing north-west areas of Sydney travel through Carlingford to the city. The M2 Hills Motorway, part of the Sydney orbital road, runs through northern Carlingford providing a route to the city and North Sydney. There are several bus routes through Carlingford. Major bus stations are located at Carlingford Court Shopping Centre, Carlingford Railway Station and Oakes Road M2 bus stop.

Carlingford is the location of a large number of public and private schools including Carlingford High School, Carlingford Public School, Carlingford West Public School, Cumberland High School, James Ruse Agricultural High School (selective), Murray Farm Public School, Roselea Public School, St Gerard's Primary Catholic School and Tara Anglican School for Girls As with much of northern Sydney, Carlingford also has a comparatively large number of Christian churches of many denominations.

Carlingford has many sporting clubs participating in many different sports, and at many locations around the Hills District including Carlingford Bowling Sports & Recreation Club, Carlingford Baseball, Carlingford Netball Club, Redbacks Football Club, Carlingford Cricket and Roselea Football Club.

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlingford