Farmborough Heights

Location

Farmborough Heights is located approximately 8 kms south west of Wollongong.  To the north are the suburbs of Cordeaux Heights and Mount Kembla.  The western and southern boundaries of the suburb are defined by the Unanderra – Moss Vale railway, with Kembla Grange immediately to the south.  Unanderra is immediately to the east of Farmborough Heights.  Main roads running through Farmborough Heights are Waples Road and Farmborough Road.

Place names

Parish of Kembla County of Camden
Land in this area was owned in the 1800's by Captain Robert Martin Cole and later, John Blackman. Leases on the land were advertised in the Mercury in 1857 as being "at Farmborough (late Captain Cole's farm)". In 1914 the 337 acre "Farmborough Estate" was advertised for sale as two separate farms. The Estate was described as being "within 2½ miles of Unanderra Railway Station and about 1 mile of Kembla Grange". The name Farmborough (Farnborough), seems to be of English origin and means "fern-clad hill".