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Meadowbank is a suburb of Sydney, located 15 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Ryde and part of the Northern Suburbs area. Meadowbank sits in a valley on the northern bank of the Parramatta River.

History

Land originally granted to Surgeon William Balmain in 1794, in the district of the Field of Mars, was bestowed the name ‘Meadow Bank’. Balmain returned to England in 1801, leaving his estates to be managed by fellow surgeon D’arcy Wentworth. The suburb subsequently took its name from the large Meadowbank Estate.

Transport Links

Meadowbank railway station is on Northern railway line of Sydney’s CityRail network. The station is within walking distance of a ferry wharf served by Sydney to Parramatta ferries. The area is also served by buses.

Shopping and Recreation

Meadowbank features a small group of shops on either side of Meadowbank railway station and a shopping centre within the residential apartment complex to the south, along Bay Drive. Meadowbank Park  has cricket pitches, soccer fields and netball courts, and there is also access to the Parramatta to Putney Cycleway.

Schools

Meadowbank TAFE and St Michaels School can be found here.