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Bickley Vale
SydneyNew South Wales
Postcode(s) 2570
Location 65 km (40 mi) from Sydney CBD
LGA(s) Camden Council
Region Macarthur
State electorate(s) Camden
Federal Division(s) Macarthur
Suburbs around Bickley Vale:
Brownlow Hill Grasmere Camden
Mount Hunter Bickley Vale Cawdor
Mount Hunter Cawdor Cawdor

Bickley Vale is a suburb of the Macarthur Region of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia in Camden Council.

History

The area now known as Bickley Vale was originally home to the Gandangara people of the Southern Highlands although the Muringong, southernmost of the Darug people, were also known to inhabit the area. In 1805, wool pioneer John Macarthur was granted 5,000 acres (20 km²) at Cowpastures (now Camden). The name was taken from the name of a property located within the suburb. Bickley Vale is still primarily a rural locality.

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