Lenswood, South Australia
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| Lenswood South Australia |
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| Postcode: | 5240 |
| Location: | 35 km (22 mi) from Adelaide |
| LGA: | Adelaide Hills Council |
| State District: | Kavel |
| Federal Division: | Mayo |
Lenswood is a town in the Adelaide Hills area of South Australia.
Lenswood is a semi-rural village situated in the Adelaide Hills at the seat of the Onkaparinga Valley and east of Adelaide city in Southern Australia. The major industry of Lenswood is apples.
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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.
[edit] Origin of the name
Lenswood developed practically as an extension of Forest Range and in time became the major community, headed by the Lenswood Co-operative Cold Store. When in 1917 the district's first post office opened, a name was sought. Lenswood was chosen - towards the end of World War I the French town of Lens was bruised and battered from years of battle; the name symbolized that horrific conflict, and remembered the many district men who served in it.
[edit] See also
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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 |
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