Leighton South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°40′S 138°48′E / 33.66°S 138.80°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 46 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5417 [2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Stuart [2] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey [2] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Coordinates [3] |
Leighton (originally Baldry) is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. [2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". [3] [4]
The settlement began as a private subdivision known as Baldry, which was first put up for auction in January 1875. [5] It subsequently adopted the name of Leighton, which was the name of a family of early settlers in the area. [6]
Leighton Post Office opened as Baldry Post Office in 1877 but was soon renamed; it closed in 1920. [7] [8] The Baldry (later Leighton) Wesleyan Church opened in the 1870s; its date of closure is unknown. [9] [10] The Leighton Hall opened in 1909 and was demolished in 2003. [11] [12]
Leighton School opened in 1880 and closed in 1989. [4] The former school's World War I honour roll is now preserved at the Booborowie Institute. [13]
Leighton Cricket Club was formed in 1929; its date of closure is unknown. [14] Leighton Golf Club opened in 1932, but there is no reference to it after 1941. [15] Leighton was also an early council seat for the District Council of Booborowie, prior to the construction of a council chambers at Booborowie itself. [16]
The locality is zoned for use in primary production, mainly for agricultural uses, with a small amount of land used for grazing livestock. [2]
Leighton South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 33°40′S 138°48′E / 33.66°S 138.80°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 46 ( SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5417 [2] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Stuart [2] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey [2] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Coordinates [3] |
Leighton (originally Baldry) is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. [2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". [3] [4]
The settlement began as a private subdivision known as Baldry, which was first put up for auction in January 1875. [5] It subsequently adopted the name of Leighton, which was the name of a family of early settlers in the area. [6]
Leighton Post Office opened as Baldry Post Office in 1877 but was soon renamed; it closed in 1920. [7] [8] The Baldry (later Leighton) Wesleyan Church opened in the 1870s; its date of closure is unknown. [9] [10] The Leighton Hall opened in 1909 and was demolished in 2003. [11] [12]
Leighton School opened in 1880 and closed in 1989. [4] The former school's World War I honour roll is now preserved at the Booborowie Institute. [13]
Leighton Cricket Club was formed in 1929; its date of closure is unknown. [14] Leighton Golf Club opened in 1932, but there is no reference to it after 1941. [15] Leighton was also an early council seat for the District Council of Booborowie, prior to the construction of a council chambers at Booborowie itself. [16]
The locality is zoned for use in primary production, mainly for agricultural uses, with a small amount of land used for grazing livestock. [2]