D’Arcy Wentworth received land grants to assist with the food needs of the growing Sydney Colony.

Some time after the death of Mr D'Arcy Wentworth, the Darcyville estate was progressively divided up (from approx.

The 2nd subdivision contains part of the Wentworthville area (north of the train line between today’s Toongabbie station and Hart Road).

Part of the modern suburb of Wentworthville was Lot 12 of division 8 of the 2nd subdivision[7] was purchased by William Hart (Junior) of the timber and building company Hitchcock and Co.

In 1888 the historic house of “Castrella” belonging to the Hart family was constructed and is still visible today from Wentworth Avenue.

The T. R. Smith's Platform or “Wentworthville” train station is not drawn on the 1902 Parish of at John map[9] but was likely to be in existence.

[10] An early map shows the Darcyville estate subdivision plan to encourage growth and development in the area.

One of the borders being the train line and Wentworth Avenue North as inside Parramatta Council area.

The larger, older precinct sits on the Cumberland Council side of Wentworthville railway station (the other side of the railway is part of City of Parramatta Council local government area and is mainly zoned residential).

A Supa IGA (formerly Franklins) dominated Wentworthville Mall Shopping Centre until late 2017 when it closed.

Initially Woolworths operated in the main shopping precinct, but new premises were obtained at their present location in the late 1980s.

For many years shopping tours were conducted to the Wentworthville area for the factory-outlets selling their products directly to the public.

[1] Wentworthville railway station is on the North Shore & Western Line of the Sydney Trains network that connects west to Penrith and Richmond.

Transit Systems runs route 818 from Westmead Hospital to Merrylands via Wentworthville railway station.

The Cumberland Highway runs through the western side of Wentworthville on its way south (from Hornsby via the Pennant Hills Road to Liverpool).