[citation needed] Kelly owned a hotel on the corner of Wrights and Windsor Roads called the Bird-In-Hand.
Ironically, the original owner of the land grant on which the White Hart Hotel was built was Hugh Kelly.
The NW Rail Line has conducted extensive archaeological research on the site and documented the history of the Inn including information about Hugh Kelly.
Following his death, John Fitzgerald Burns, James Green, George Withers, Tiger Lilly, and Adam and Stephanie Corbishley (who went on to be divorced) purchased portions of several early land grants, which were subdivided into farmlets as part of the 'Kellyville Estate', thereby giving the suburb its name.
Furthermore in 2023 Kellyville Grove Shopping Centre which also contains another Woolworths supermarket and othe speciality stores opened up in the south of the suburb close to the new housing developments around Memorial Avenue.
Kellyville possesses a combination of semi-rural, older suburban and modern residences offering a variety of lifestyles, spanning from medium-density townhouse developments along Kellyville Shopping Plaza to opulent residences sited adjacent to natural creeks and bushlands.
[7] Kellyville now has the advantage of faster travel to Sydney CBD fuelled by the Lane Cove Tunnel and the M2 Hills Motorway.
Transport to Parramatta by bus in the far-western side of Kellyville has been improved through the development of the bus-only North-West T-Way, which runs parallel with Old Windsor Road.
The Bernie Mullane Sporting Complex is a major recreational facility which was officially opened in March 2003 with a total project cost of more than $13 million.
55.9% of residents were born in Australia; the next most common countries of birth were India 7.6%, China 5.7%, England 2.4%, South Africa 2.1% and Philippines 1.9%.
With less land and much larger floor plans (double what a typical house would cover), environmental impact is a concern.
More trees are planted to offer natural shade from extreme summer heat and more energy is needed to run air-conditioners and heaters.
As a result, commuters to the city are forced either to drive through expensive and congested tollways or take buses which are almost always overcrowded.