Thornleigh

Thornleigh is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia 25 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire. Thornleigh is bounded to the north by Waitara Creek. Thornleigh borders the suburbs of Normanhurst, Westleigh and Pennant Hills.

Thornleigh contains industrial and commercial areas. Thornleigh Marketplace containing a supermarket and speciality stores was constructed in 2005. Shops and restaurants are located around Thornleigh railway station and nearby Pennant Hills Road. Fast food restaurant chain McDonald's have their Australian headquarters in Thornleigh.

Thornleigh railway station is on the Northern railway line of the Sydney Trains network. Pennant Hills Road is part of the National Highway, one of Sydney's major thoroughfares. The Esplanade from Pennant Hills is a main road accessing Thornleigh to Normanhurst.

Schools servicing the area include Thornleigh West Public School, a primary school (K-6) and Normanhurst West Public School (K-6) which is located at the corner of Sefton and Dartford Roads.

Local sports clubs include the Thornleigh Sport and Recreation Club with baseball, basketball, cricket, netball, soccer and softball divisions. The Brickpit Park has basketball facilities, a golf driving range, skateboarding and other passive recreational activities. Thornleigh Squash Centre has 9 glass backed courts.

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