Rookwood

Rookwood is a suburb in western , in the state of , Australia located 14 kilometres west of the , in the local government area of the Cumberland Council.
Wikipedia
Photo: J Bar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Locality with 3 residents
  • Description: suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
  • Also known as: “Rookwood, New South Wales” and “Rookwood, New South Wales, Australia”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Rookwood Cemetery and Cemetery Station No. 2 railway station.

Cemetery
Photo: J Bar, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a heritage-listed cemetery in Rookwood, Sydney, Australia. It is the largest necropolis in the Southern Hemisphere and is the world's largest remaining operating cemetery from the Victorian era.

Station
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Cemetery Station No. 2 was a railway station on Rookwood Cemetery railway line. It served the .

Ruins
Photo: John Dalton, Public domain.
The Cemetery Station No. 1 was a railway station situated on the Rookwood Cemetery railway line in , , Australia. Operating from 1867 to 1948, it primarily served the .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Auburn and North Strathfield.

Suburb
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is a Western Sydney suburb in the state of , Australia. is located 16 kilometres west of the and is in the local government area of Cumberland City Council, having previously been the administrative centre of Council. is situated 3½ km northwest of Rookwood.

Suburb
Photo: J Bar, CC BY 3.0.
is a suburb in the inner-west of , in the state of , . is located 15 kilometres west of the , in the local government area of the . is situated 3½ km northeast of Rookwood.

Photo: Adam.J.W.C, CC BY-SA 2.5.
is an area 15 km west of Sydney CBD. It is on the western reaches of Sydney Harbour, and was the home of the 2000 Olympic Games. The area, together with the surrounding areas on the Parramatta River including the…

Rookwood

Latitude
-33.8737° or 33° 52′ 25″ south
Longitude
151.0553° or 151° 3′ 19″ east
Population
3
Elevation
35 metres (115 feet)
United Nations Location Code
AU RKW
Open location code
4RRH43G4+G4
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3816438258
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­locality
Geo­Names ID
8347923
Wiki­data ID
Q386354
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Wu Chinese—“Rookwood” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Rookwood”
  • Chinese: “魯克伍德”
  • French: “Rookwood”
  • Irish: “Rookwood”
  • Japanese: “ルークウッド (ニューサウスウェールズ州)”
  • Persian: “روکوود”
  • Romanian: “Rookwood, Sydney”
  • Romanian: “Rookwood”
  • Slovenian: “Rookwood, New South Wales”
  • Urdu: “روک ووڈ، نیو ساؤتھ ویلز”
  • Wu Chinese: “鲁克伍德（新南威尔士）”

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include All Souls Chapel and Cemetery Station No. 1.

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