private facilities at Newington College, sporting and recreation facilities in Stanmore are limited to a handful of small parks and playgrounds including Weekley Park, Crammond Park and Montague Gardens. Stanmore does lend its name, however, to the Stanmore Hawks soccer club which plays in the NSW State League Division One, the third tier of senior soccer in Sydney. Churches Churches in Stanmore include St Michael The Archangel Catholic Church, and Stanmore Baptist Church. Notable people Notable people from or who have lived in Stanmore include: Sid Barnes (1916–1973), Test cricketer Sir Garfield Barwick (1903–1997), 7th Chief Justice of Australia, raised in Stanmore Vivian Gordon Bowden (1884–1942), businessman and diplomat, born in Stanmore Euphemia Bridges Bowes (1816–1900), suffragette and social activist, lived in Stanmore Nicholas Brown (b. 1980), actor, singer-songwriter, screenwriter Matt Doran (b. 1976), actor Thelma Forshaw (1923–1995), writer, journalist, attended St Michael's Catholic School Tom Frame (b.1962), Anglican bishop, historian, academic, born in Stanmore Richard Gill AO (1941−2018), Conductor and musical education advocate lived in Stanmore John Gowing (1835–1908), Gowings founder, lived in Stanmore William Parker Henson (1905–1999), Chairman Sydney County Council, born in Stanmore Harold Holt (1908–1967), 17th Prime Minister of Australia, born in Stanmore Amy Mathews (b.1979), Home and Away actress Gwen Plumb (1912–2002), actress, born in Stanmore Leigh Sales (b. 1973), ABC Journalist Frank Stanmore (1929−2005), rugby league player, lived in Stanmore References External links Stanmore Baptist Church Website Olympia Milk Bar, Parramatta Road, Stanmore Marrickville Heritage Society Official Newtown, Stanmore Government Website [CC-By-SA] Suburbs of Sydney Inner West