Pitt Town Bottoms, New South Wales
Pitt Town Bottoms is a historic town and suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Pitt Town Bottoms is located 58 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of the City of Hawkesbury. It is bounded in the west by the Hawkesbury River.
| Pitt Town Bottoms New South Wales | |||||||||||||||
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  Pitt Town Bottoms | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 33°35′59″S 150°51′5″E | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1794 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2756 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 58 km (36 mi) from Sydney CBD | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Hawkesbury | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hawkesbury | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Macquarie | ||||||||||||||
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History
Pitt Town Bottoms was the location of the first settlements in the district. It was here, in 1794, that Lieutenant-Governor Francis Grose granted fifteen 30-acre (12 hectare) farms to free settlers. From here, fresh produce for the infant Sydney town was shipped down the Hawkesbury River.[1]
Lots 43 and 44 constitute the area that was bought by emancipee James Ruse in 1794.
In recent times Pitt Town Bottoms has become home to a popular radio-controlled aircraft flying field. It is also a major base of the Sydney lawn turf industry.