Agnes Banks is a Sydney located about 68 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Hawkesbury. It is considered to be part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Agnes Banks is connected to the city of Penrith by Castlereagh Road that goes along the Nepean River. Natural woodlands and sandy deposits create the higher landscape of this area. Agnes Banks is sometimes described as a rural outpost of the City of Penrith which has kept its balance of agricultural value and rural lifestyle.

This suburb was settled as early as 1804 by Andrew Thompson who leased his land out to tenant farmers. The name Agnes Banks actually originates from Thompson’s mother’s name, Agnes. Interestingly, the township was once called ‘Little Richmond’.

Agnes Banks is a Sydney located about 68 kilometres west of the Sydney CBD, in the local government areas of the City of Penrith and City of Hawkesbury. It is considered to be part of the Greater Western Sydney region.

Agnes Banks is connected to the city of Penrith by Castlereagh Road that goes along the Nepean River. Natural woodlands and sandy deposits create the higher landscape of this area. Agnes Banks is sometimes described as a rural outpost of the City of Penrith which has kept its balance of agricultural value and rural lifestyle.

This suburb was settled as early as 1804 by Andrew Thompson who leased his land out to tenant farmers. The name Agnes Banks actually originates from Thompson’s mother’s name, Agnes. Interestingly, the township was once called ‘Little Richmond’.