Kenthurst is a semi-rural suburb with blocks of land on an average of 2 hectares (5 acres).

Kenthurst is derived from the English County of Kent and hurst meaning a woody hillock or clearing.

Charles Gibb was the main agitator who declared that the settlement needed a more elegant title.

[3] In the 1890s, Dural and the Hills district was the chief supplier of citrus fruit for most of Australia.

It features a public swimming pool, a basketball/netball court, barbecue facilities, a playground, park benches and a large grassed area.