Northmead is a suburb of Greater Western Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Northmead is located 26 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the City of Parramatta. Northmead is a hilly suburb with low to medium density houses, townhouses and apartment buildings, and a large light industrial area. It is located to the northeast of the junction of Darling Mills Creek and Toongabbie Creek, which combine to form the beginnings of the Parramatta River. History With the British colonization of Parramatta, this area was originally part of the domain of Government House. What is left of this domain, including Government House, forms Parramatta Park. The name Northmead is derived from the location of the north "mead", or meadow, of the governor's domain. The land was subdivided between 1859 and 1889 and the Northern Meadow and Western Meadow of the domain were split off and called Northmead and Westmead. From this time, orchards were established by many new settlers, including some whose names were well known in the Parramatta area - George Oakes, Nat Payten and William Fullagar among them. Heritage listings Northmead has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: 64 Windsor Road: 1850 sandstone house, originally used as the manager's residence of a grain mill. 226 (rear) Windsor Road: Northmead European rock carvings Commercial areas Commercial Area 1: Northmead Shopping Centre is located at 2 Campbell Street, corner of Windsor Road, and features an IGA supermarket and many specialty shops. Specialty shops include Thai take away restaurant, medical centre, florist, deli, butcher, bakery, chemist, news agency, real estate broker, fruit & veg and Italian restaurant. The centre is managed by PRD Nationwide in Bondi Junction. Commercial Area 2: The Junction shops are located on the corner of Windsor Road and Briens Road and features a number of retailers for home furnishings, hardware, car accessories (Supercheap Auto, Repco), office supplies and electricals Officeworks, pet shop, Winning Appliances and food outlets Subway, Hungry Jack's and XS Espresso. Commercial Area 3: Corner of Kleins Street and Briens Road. Featuring a bottle market, a bakery, Domino's Pizza , a dental practice and a mini convenience shop. Industrial area The southern portion of Northmead, between Old Windsor Road and Toongabbie Creek is the home of a large number of light industries. Coca-Cola Amatil and a NSW Health Ambulance Superstation are located on Briens Road,