* Location
Jordan Springs is a suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is 53 kilometres (33 mi) west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Penrith. It was registered with the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales in 2011.
* History
In 1805 Captain John Houston was granted 500 acres of land in what is now Jordan Springs. A land swap around 1820 saw William Faithful take ownership. Faithful had previously purchased 700 acres from Richard Brooks in 1818. Other land owners in the area were Henry Bedford and James Tobias Ryan, a butcher, sportsman and local politician. Ryan’s family had lived on the Faithful estate from 1826.
The area to the west of the original Brooks grant had been the site of the Castlereagh Common. The common was Crown land that was used by local farmers for grazing as well as by small settlers.
The name “Jordan” has historical ties to the site. Jordan Hill is mentioned in the Nepean Electoral Roll for 1869-1870 as being the property of William Faithful.
The word “Springs” was chosen to represent the bodies of water that are located in the development that are used as a storm water management function. (Penrith City Local History)
Places of Interest