historical associations with notable people, especially Edward Lord and more recently the Fairfax family. The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales. Orielton retains some significant historical visual relationships - vistas to Harrington Park, Studley Park, the spire of St Johns in Camden and the Razorback Range. The landscape character can still be appreciated based on the traditional juxtaposition of the homestead area, with its dominant garden and cleared pastureland beyond. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group in New South Wales for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. Orielton's historical relationship to other nearby early grants such as Harrington Park, Wivenhoe and Kirkham and its place in the development of the Camden area are locally significant. Orielton retains its historical local prominence and serves as an important local landmark. The place has potential to yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Orielton has considerable technical/research significance for its capacity to demonstrate its development from 1815 to the present. The homestead site in particular has high research significance for its continuous architectural evolution, including the impact of World War Two in the region. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. Orielton is rare as a relatively intact estate with its main homestead group still in its traditional rural context. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. Orielton Estate is representative of past land uses of agricultural cropping, pasture improvement and recreation pursuits that reflect the emergence of Sydney's new middle class during the 19th century. The estate, much like neighboring Oran Park and Harrington Park is representative of Crown grants, subdivision patterns, ownership patterns and grazier's homesteads See also Australian residential architectural styles References Bibliography Attribution New South Wales State Heritage Register Camden Council (New South Wales) Hunting in Australia Horse farms in Australia Houses in New South Wales Farms in New South Wales Industrial buildings in New South Wales Gardens in New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register Italianate architecture in Sydney Fairfax family (publishers)