Houghton, South Australia
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| Houghton Adelaide, South Australia |
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| Population: | 438 (2001 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 5131 | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $440,000 (Q1 2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 22 km from Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Tea Tree Gully Adelaide Hills Council |
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| State District: | Kavel | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Mayo | ||||||||||||
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Houghton (postcode 5131) is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills, in the City of Tea Tree Gully and the Adelaide Hills Council local government areas between Tea Tree Gully and Inglewood on the North East Road.
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[edit] History
[edit] Kaurna Aborigines
The Kaurna people (pronounced "Garner" or "Gowna") people were the Indigenous inhabitants of the Adelaide region, numbering approximately 650 in 1842. Few traces exist of the Kaurna people today, other than in some place names. [2]
[edit] Origin of the name
Houghton was named after the town of Houghton-le-Spring, Durham, England. [3]
[edit] European settlement
The 162-hectare Highercombe estate was settled by George Anstey in 1841, who named it after his original family home near Dulverton, Somerset. The present-day Highercombe golf course south of the townsite was part of this estate. In 1857, the house, now with sixteen rooms, and estate was purchased by George Marsden Waterhouse, who became Premier of South Australia in 1861. In 1929, it was burnt out in a fire, but was rebuilt on a smaller scale.[4]
The townsite itself was also settled in 1841, by land agent and auctioneer John Richardson. During the 1840s, it was the hub of the district and gained a simple stone Union Chapel serving several denominations, the Travellers' Rest Hotel, blacksmith, school, dwellings and other trappings of civilisation, together with a reserve which is now Houghton Common. [5]
[edit] Geography
Houghton is located between Tea Tree Gully and Inglewood at the intersection of North East Road and Lower North East Road. The ABS 2001 census found 438 people living in 151 dwellings.
[edit] Facilities
The area has a few small shops, the Highercombe Golf Course, and a primary school and oval. It backs onto the Anstey Hill Recreation Park which is accessible from nearby Vista.
[edit] Transport
The area is not serviced by Adelaide public transport. A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Affordable Coachlines. [6]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Real Estate Institute of South Australia
- ^ Northeast Facts and Figures. Accessed 15 June 2006.
- ^ Placenames SA - Houghton accessed 16 June 2006
- ^ Local History - Highercombe, City of Tea Tree Gully Library. Accessed 15 June 2006.
- ^ Adelaide Hills Council - Historical Town Information
- ^ Timetable Accessed 15 June 2006
[edit] External links
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- Street map from Street Directory, MSN Maps and Multimap.
- Satellite image from Google Maps, WikiMapia and Terraserver.
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| Towns and Localities of the Adelaide Hills Council | |
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Aldgate | Ashton | Balhannah | Basket Range | Birdwood | Bradbury | Bridgewater | Carey Gully | Castambul | Chain of Ponds | Charleston | Cherryville | Crafers West | Crafers | Cudlee Creek | Dorset Vale | Eagle on the Hill | Forest Range | Forreston | Gumeracha | Heathfield | Houghton | Inglewood | Inverbrackie | Ironbank | Kersbrook | Lenswood | Lobethal | Longwood | Marble Hill | Montacute | Mount Lofty | Mount Torrens | Mylor | Norton Summit | Oakbank | Paracombe | Piccadilly | Scott Creek | Stirling | Summertown | Upper Hermitage | Upper Sturt | Uraidla | Verdun | Woodside |
Major Townships: Birdwood | Echunga | Gumeracha | Hahndorf | Littlehampton | Lobethal | Macclesfield | Meadows | Mount Barker | Nairne | Oakbank | Stirling | Woodside
Attractions: Mount Lofty Botanic Garden | SteamRanger | Heysen Trail
See Also: List of towns in the Adelaide Hills | Wine regions of South Australia | Adelaide
