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Thornleigh is a suburb of Sydney, located 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.

History

Thornleigh is named after Constable John Thorn, who, along with Constable Horne, captured bushrangers Dalton and John MacNamara, leader of the North Rocks gang, on June 22, 1830, and were granted land as a reward. Horne’s land became Hornsby, and Thorn’s land Thornleigh. The railway line was built in the 1880s and development followed.

Transport Links

Thornleigh railway station is on the Northern railway line of the CityRail network. Pennant Hills Road is one of Sydney’s major thoroughfares.

Shopping and Recreation

Thornleigh Marketplace contains a supermarket and speciality stores. Several dozen shops and restaurants are located around Thornleigh railway station and nearby Pennant Hills Road. The local sports clubs include the Thornleigh Thunderbolts with baseball, softball, athletics and netball divisions, based at Brickpit Park. There is also a cricket and football team based at Oakleigh Oval.

Schools

Thornleigh West Public School and Normanhurst Public School can both be found within the suburb.