Stockport, South Australia

Stockport
South Australia
Stockport
Coordinates 34°20′0″S 138°44′0″E / 34.33333°S 138.73333°E / -34.33333; 138.73333Coordinates: 34°20′0″S 138°44′0″E / 34.33333°S 138.73333°E / -34.33333; 138.73333
Population 234 (2006 census)[1]
Established 1845
Postcode(s) 5410
Location
LGA(s) District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
State electorate(s) Frome
Federal Division(s) Wakefield

Stockport is a small town 73 kilometres (45 mi) north of Adelaide and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) south of Tarlee in South Australia. It was laid out on section 1283, Hundred of Light in 1845 by Samuel Stocks junior, naming it for his birthplace, Stockport in Cheshire (now Greater Manchester), England.[2]

On the southern boundary of the Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council area, it was once the heart of a small farming community. Stockport was a stop on the Peterborough railway line which opened past Stockport in 1869, connecting it to Adelaide.[3] The line closed in the 2000s.

Stockport today boasts a number of old stone homes, mixed with a number of new residences. At the 2006 census, Stockport had a population of 234.[1]

A feature is a working Observatory, operated by the Astronomical Society of SA Inc. There is also an Adventure Camp, operated by the YMCA.

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Stockport (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-05-23.
  2. ↑ http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/s/s7.htm
  3. ↑ "ROSEWORTHY AND FORRESTERS RAILWAY.". South Australian Chronicle and Weekly Mail (Adelaide, SA : 1868 - 1881) (Adelaide, SA: National Library of Australia). 10 July 1869. p. 12. Retrieved 14 December 2015.


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