Stanmore is a suburb in the Inner West of
Sydney, in New South Wales, Australia 5.5
kilometres inner-west of the Sydney central
business district. Stanmore is part of the local
government area of Marrickville Council.
Stanmore railway station is on the Airport, Inner
West & South Line of the Sydney Trains network.
Stanmore has a small shopping centre beside
Stanmore railway station. Commercial
developments also run along the length of
Parramatta Road.
Stanmore is home to Newington College, an
independent GPS boys school, the state
primary Stanmore Public School and Saint
Michael's Catholic Primary.
Both Newington and Stanmore Public are of
heritage significance and the main buildings of
distinguished designs.
Apart from the 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.