West Pennant Hills, New South Wales
West Pennant Hills is a suburb of
Sydney,
Australia 24km northwest of the
central business district.
It is largely a residential suburb, and has seen a great deal of development in recent years. Tourist attractions include Cumberland State Forest and the popular Koala Park. The major business district is
Thompson's Corner, also the site of the suburb's government primary school, West Pennant Hills Public School. Although the nearest train stations, Beecroft and Pennant Hills, are some distance away, the suburb is well serviced by buses. Neighboring suburbs include
Cherrybrook,
Pennant Hills,
Beecroft,
North Rocks, and
Castle Hill.
Originally part of
Pennant Hills, upon creation of the train line in the far east of the suburb, the area was halved with the original "hub" of the suburb being changed to "West" Pennant Hills.
