▁the ▁state ▁of ▁New ▁South ▁Wales , ▁Australia . ▁It ▁is ▁ 4 3   ▁kilometres ▁west ▁of ▁the ▁Sydney ▁central ▁business ▁district , ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁government ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Pen r ith ▁and ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Gre ater ▁Western ▁Sydney ▁region . ▁ ▁History ▁Ox ley ▁Park ▁was ▁named ▁after ▁expl orer ▁John ▁Ox ley ▁( 1 7 8 4 - 1 8 2 8 ) ▁was ▁granted ▁ ▁in ▁this ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 . ▁The ▁grant ▁extended ▁from ▁Queen ▁Street ▁St ▁Mary s ▁east ▁to ▁R op es ▁Creek ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Highway ▁to ▁the ▁railway ▁line . ▁ ▁Land ▁use ▁Ox ley ▁Park ▁is ▁a ▁resident ial ▁sub urb . ▁It ▁is ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁older ▁sub ur bs ▁around ▁St ▁Mary s , ▁with ▁older ▁homes ▁on ▁large ▁blocks ▁of ▁land . ▁Its ▁boundary ▁includes ▁R op es ▁Creek , ▁the ▁Great ▁Western ▁Highway , ▁Sydney ▁Street ▁and ▁the ▁Main ▁Western ▁railway ▁line . ▁▁ ▁Ox ley ▁Park ▁features ▁sport ing ▁fields , ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁C emetery ▁( the ▁second - larg est ▁c emetery ▁in ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Pen r ith ) ▁and ▁Ox ley ▁Park ▁Primary ▁School . ▁There ▁are ▁no ▁designated ▁industrial ▁areas ▁in ▁the ▁sub urb . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Pen r ith ▁local ▁sub urb ▁profiles ▁ ▁Category : Sub ur bs ▁of ▁Sydney ▁Category : City ▁of ▁Pen r ith <0x0A> </s> ▁P ell ona ▁har ro wer