Prestons is a suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia 37 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Liverpool.
History
Prestons was named after a local family who in the early 1900s ran a post office on the corner Romana Square. Their name became synonymous with the post office and in 1972, it officially became the name of the suburb.
Schools
Schools in the suburb include Dalmeny and Prestons Public School. Private schools include, William Carey Christian School, Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Primary School and Sule College.
Transport
Prestons is situated at an important road junction where the M5 South Western Motorway from the city meets the Hume Highway heading towards Canberra and Melbourne and the Westlink M7 heading towards Mount Druitt and northern Sydney. All three roads can be accessed from Camden Valley Way, which also connects Prestons to Liverpool and Camden. The M7 can also be accessed from Bernera Road. There are no rail services to Prestons but Busabout provides three bus services to Liverpool via different routes. One of these, the 850, also connects to Camden.
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