Plympton Park, South Australia

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Plympton Park is a south-western suburb of Adelaide 8km from the CBD, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Marion. The post code for Plympton Park is 5038. It is adjacent to Park Holme, Plympton, South Plympton, and Morphettville. It is bordered to the east by Marion road, to the west by Park Terrace, to the south by Taranna Avenue and to the north by the Glenelg Tramline.

1 History
2 Facilities
3 Transport
4 See also

[edit] History

The suburb is residential, consisting substantially of Housing SA properties in its southern section and privately-owned residences in its older northern section.

The oldest parts of modern Plympton Park can trace their heritage back to the original subdivision of the area in the 1880s, when the Ryan family's farm was first subdivided. This area, bounded by Marion Road, the Glenelg Tram Line and South Terrace, contains the oldest houses in the area, including one in Arthur Street that dates back to the 1880s, and one adjacent the tram line that can be dated back to the 1890s.

Further subdivision in the 1950s saw the establishment of properties in the southern portion of Plympton Park.

[edit] Facilities

There are no schools in the area, the nearest are the public Forbes Primary School, in South Plympton and William Light School in Plympton, and a Christian high school, Tabor Christian College, also in South Plympton. Currently, the local zone high school is William Light School.

There are a few shops and medical practices on Marion Road and Bray Street. The nearest major shopping centre is located at Kurralta Park.

The Plympton Park Oval on the corner of Park and South Terraces provides a venue for regular local sporting fixtures. It also provides playground facilities.

Being adjacent to the Morphettville Racecourse, it attracts horse husbandry facilities and there are many stables near the racecourse. These stables provide free cow manure to the public and horses can often be seen strolling around the area.

[edit] Transport

Marion Road is served by the M44, 246, 247, 248 and the T240 express bus services. The 246, 247, and 248 also serve South Terrace, Ferry Avenue and Bray Street, while the 650 and 652 also serve Bray Street. Also serving Plympton Park is the Glenelg Tram running through the middle of the suburb with tram stop 15 at the east end of Wattle Terrace.