Stanwell Park - Place names

Stanwell Park

Parish of Southend County of Cumberland

Stanwell Park was possibly named after the village of Stanwell on the south side of London. Stanwell Park was also known by the aboriginal name 'Little Bulli'. Bulli means 'two mountains' and referred to the mountains on either side of the village. 'Little' was because Bulli already existed.

Will's Geographical Dictionary of Australian Colonies, 1848 notes that 'Stanwell Park' is situated at 'Little Bulli' on the sea coast in the County of Cumberland, NSW. This suggests that the farm may have been called Stanwell Park while the locality retained its old name.