Editing Parramatta (section)

==Parks==
[[File:Prince Alfred Square 3.jpg|left|thumb|200x200px|Victorian Gazebo at the [[Prince Alfred Square]]]]
[[File:(1)Old Government House 010.jpg|thumb|The [[Old Government House, Parramatta|Old Government House]] is a major site of significance in [[Parramatta Park, New South Wales|Parramatta Park]]]]
[[Parramatta Park, New South Wales|Parramatta Park]] is a large park adjacent to [[Western Sydney Stadium]] that is a popular venue for walking, jogging and bike riding. It was formerly the Governor's Domain, being land set aside for the Governor to supply his farming needs, until it was gazetted as a public park in 1858.<ref>{{cite web |title=Celebrating 160 Years |url=https://www.parrapark.com.au/about-us/160-years/ |website=Parramatta Park |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> As the Governor's Domain, the grounds were considerably larger than the current 85 hectare Parramatta Park, extending from Parramatta Road in the south as evident by a small gatehouse adjacent to Parramatta High School. For a time Parramatta Park housed a zoo<ref>{{cite web|url=http://arc.parracity.nsw.gov.au/blog/2017/10/23/wild-things-the-history-of-parramatta-zoo/|title=Wild things: The history of Parramatta Zoo|date=23 October 2017}}</ref> until 1951 when the animals were transferred to [[Taronga Zoo]].

Parramatta is known as the 'River City' as the [[Parramatta River]] flows through the Parramatta CBD.<ref>{{cite web |title=Central River City vision |url=https://www.greater.sydney/portal/metropolis-three-cities/vision-metropolis-three-cities/central-river-city-vision |publisher=Greater Sydney Commission |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref> Its foreshore features a playground, seating, picnic tables and pathways that are increasingly popular with residents, visitors and CBD workers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au/council/precinct-planning/parramatta-cbd/city-river-foreshore|title=City River Foreshore |publisher=City of Parramatta Council |access-date=9 November 2018}}</ref>

[[Prince Alfred Square]] is a [[Victorian era]] park located within the CBD on the northern side of the [[Parramatta River]]. It is one of the oldest public parks in [[New South Wales]] with trees dating from {{Circa|1869}}. Prior to being a public park, it was the site of Parramatta's second gaol from 1804 until 1841 and the first female factory in Australia between 1804 and 1821.