Parramatta Female Factory
The Parramatta Female Factory is a National Heritage Listed place and has three original sandstone buildings and the sandstone gaol walls. The Parramatta Female Factory was designed by convict architect Francis Greenway in 1818 and the only female building authorized by Governor Lachlan Macquarie.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- Email: contact@parramattafemalefactoryfriends.com.au
- Type: Museum
- Description: former female factory in Sydney, Australia
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Western Sydney Stadium and Parramatta Gaol.
Western Sydney Stadium
Stadium
Photo: Storm machine, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Western Sydney Stadium, also known as CommBank Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. Western Sydney Stadium is situated 570 metres south of Parramatta Female Factory.
Parramatta Gaol
Prison
Photo: Adam.J.W.C., CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Parramatta Correctional Centre is a heritage-listed former medium security prison for males on the corner of O'Connell and Dunlop Streets, North Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Parramatta Gaol is situated 510 metres north of Parramatta Female Factory.
Old Government House
Historic building
Photo: Yewenyi, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Old Government House is a heritage-listed former "country" residence used by ten early Governors of the then-Colony of New South Wales, between 1800 and 1847, and which is located in Parramatta Park in Parramatta, in the suburbs of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Old Government House is situated 1 km south of Parramatta Female Factory.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rydalmere and Dundas.
Rydalmere
Suburb
Rydalmere is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Rydalmere is approximately 21 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Rydalmere is situated 4 km east of Parramatta Female Factory.
Dundas
Suburb
Dundas is a suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Dundas is located 21 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta, and the electoral division of Bennelong. Dundas is situated 4 km east of Parramatta Female Factory.
Baulkham Hills
Suburb
Photo: Crico, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Baulkham Hills is a suburb in the Hills District of Greater Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located within 30 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district mostly within the local government area of The Hills Shire, of which Baulkham Hills was formerly the administrative seat and namesake of The Hills Shire. Baulkham Hills is situated 5 km north of Parramatta Female Factory.
Parramatta Female Factory
- Categories: female factory, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Parramatta, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-33.80351° or 33° 48′ 13″ southLongitude
151.00045° or 151° 0′ 2″ eastOperator
Parramatta Female Factory Action Group Inc.Open location code
4RRH52W2+H5OpenStreetMap ID
node 14089605404OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q7139738
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“Parramatta Female Factory” goes by many names.
- French: “Parramatta female factory”
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