It is also acknowledged on the register of the Geographical Names Board of New South Wales as one of only four cities within the Sydney metropolitan area.

Not long after the arrival of the First Fleet in Sydney in 1788, a small herd of six cattle escaped and weren't seen again by the British settlers for seven years.

In a rock art site called Bull Cave near Campbelltown, they drew a number of cattle with pronounced horns.

He convinced the British government to overrule the local administration and grant him 5,000 acres (20 km2) just south of the Nepean River in 1805.

[7] The Tharawal initially worked with the local farmers but a drought in 1814 led to large numbers of neighbouring Gandangara people moving into the area in search of food.

According to folklore, his ghost appeared sitting on a fence rail over a creek just south of the town and pointed to a site where his body was later found to be buried.

Campbelltown became the first country town in New South Wales to have piped water in 1888 and in the period between the World Wars, a local power station was built to supply electricity to residents.

[4] After World War II, Campbelltown, having been previously a relatively small rural township, became a focal point for suburban expansion as part of Sydney's broader urban sprawl.

There was extensive building and population growth in the intervening time and the government set aside land surrounding the township for public and private housing and industry.

It features a food court that has large glass windows that look over Kellicar Lane, Campbelltown and the surrounding countryside.

Campbelltown Hospital is part of the South Western Sydney Local Health District and is located on the southern edge of the suburb near Ambarvale.

Campbelltown Private Hospital is located nearby and with the Centric building[23] constitute a close-knit, combined public-private-consulting rooms complex within a convenient radius at Park Central.

It has a well-equipped intensive care (ICU) and high dependency unit (HDU) with the ability to support ventilated and critically ill patients.

Legend has it that Fisher appeared to local man John Farley as a ghost after being murdered by George Worrall, his friend and neighbour, over a land dispute.

As such, they play some of their home games at Campbelltown Stadium in neighbouring Leumeah and others at Leichhardt Oval in inner-western Sydney.

The Magpies still exist as a stand-alone team in the lower-tier competition, the New South Wales Cup, and play home games at Campbelltown Stadium.

Another tenant of Campbelltown Stadium is the Macarthur Rams soccer team which plays in the New South Wales Premier League competition.