![]() Pennant Hills was established as a Catholic parish in 1928 and a number of Catholic churches have been built since then. Bus services by Shorelink and Hillsbus have their terminus in Pennant Hills and run to West Pennant Hills, Castle Hill and Cherrybrook. Pennant Hills Road is also one of Sydney's major thoroughfares. Pennant Hills railway station is on the Northern railway line of the Sydney Trains network. Pennant Hills is home to several entertainment venues including the Pennant Hills Hotel incorporating Patricks Nightclub. A significant commercial and industrial area can be found along Pennant Hills Road. Residential houses are found in all areas of Pennant Hills, with recent modern apartments and office towers found on Pennant Hills Road. Several dozen shops are located north-west of the railway line, along with a library. ![]() Pennant Hills is one of the major commercial centres of Hornsby Shire, along with Epping, Carlingford and Hornsby. Pennant Hills is hilly and the highest altitude is at Observatory Park on Pennant Hills Road, which was once the site of the old astronomical observatory. The area around Thompsons Corner was renamed West Pennant Hills. However, when the northern railway line was built it passed through what is now Pennant Hills, so a suburb grew around the station and took on the name. The name Pennant Hills originally applied to the area now known as West Pennant Hills. It was noted that the party saw 'fine views of the mountains inland' (the Blue Mountains). The area was first explored by Governor Arthur Phillip shortly after 15 April 1788. ![]() Pennant Hills is in the Northern Suburbs region, but is also considered to be part of the Hills District. Pennant Hills is a suburb of Sydney, located 25 kilometres north-west of the Sydney central business district in the local government area of Hornsby Shire.
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