Parramatta Female Factory

Parramatta Female Factory
	Female penitentiary or factory, Parramata, watercolour; 15.9 x 25.7 cm.
Location	5 Fleet Street, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	33°48′03″S 151°00′00″E / 33.8009°S 151.0°E
Status	Register of the National Estate
Security class	Former female factory
Capacity	7,500
Opened	1821
Closed	1848
Managed by	NSW Planning, Infrastructure and Environment
Website	https://www.parramattafemalefactoryfriends.com.au

The Parramatta Female Factory is a National Heritage Listed place and has three original sandstone buildings and the sandstone gaol walls. The Parramatta Female Factory was designed by convict architect Francis Greenway in 1818 and the only female building authorized by Governor Lachlan Macquarie. It comprises the 1821 Matron's Quarters and Administration and Stores Building, the 1821 Female Hospital and the 1826 3rd Class Female Penitentiary. It is the first female factory in the penal colony of New South Wales, and is located at 5 Fleet Street, North Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia. It was one of 13 female factories in the colonies of New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land. In New South Wales, female factories were also established in Bathurst, Newcastle, Port Macquarie and Moreton Bay (2 factories). The factory idea was a combination of the functions of the British bridewells, prisons and workhouses. The Parramatta Female Factory is being considered for World Heritage listing.