Clapham, South Australia

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Clapham 5062, located approximately 6km south of the CBD is a primarily residential suburb situated within the City of Mitcham. The suburb is named after Clapham in London, England. Neighbouring suburbs are Colonel Light Gardens , Panorama, Lynton and Lower Mitcham. Places of interest include the Clapham Primary School, Balyana Conference Centre and various small businesses along Springbank Road.

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[edit] Transport

Public transport to this suburb includes the Belair railway line (Torrens Park station) and Adelaide Metro bus route 203, which travels along East Parkway.

[edit] Government

Torrens Park is in the City of Mitcham local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Waite and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Boothby.

[edit] Schools

The state government school, Clapham Primary School, is located in Clapham and is an R-7 school. Out of schools hours child care is provided through the school.

[edit] Shopping

St James Butchers on Springbank Rd (corner Toronto Ave) is a popular butcher for locals.

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Suburbs of the City of Mitcham

Bedford Park | Belair | Bellevue Heights | Blackwood | Brown Hill Creek | Clapham | Clarence Gardens | Colonel Light Gardens | Coromandel Valley | Crafers West | Craigburn Farm | Cumberland Park | Daw Park | Eden Hills | Glenalta | Hawthorn | Hawthorndene | Kingswood | Leawood Gardens | Lower Mitcham | Lynton | Melrose Park | Mitcham | Netherby | Panorama | Pasadena | Springfield | St. Marys | Torrens Park | Upper Sturt | Urrbrae | Westbourne Park