Kingsford,_South_Australia

Kingsford, South Australia

Kingsford, South Australia

Suburb of Light Regional Council, South Australia

For other uses, see Kingsford.

Kingsford is a locality in South Australia located about 46 kilometres (29 miles) north of the Adelaide city centre. The Sturt Highway crosses the locality which is bounded by the Thiele Highway on the northwest, Roseworthy and Gomersal Roads on the north and the North Para River on the south.[2][3]

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Kingsford's boundaries were created in May 1995 for the ”long established name” which is derived from the “Kingsford homestead.”[2] The principal land use within the locality is agriculture.[6]

The Kingsford homestead survives and is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register; it is also notable as a location in the Australian television series, McLeod's Daughters.[7][8] Kingsford is located within the federal Division of Barker, the state electoral district of Light and the local government area of the Light Regional Council.[4][2]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Roseworthy". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 April 2016. Edit this at Wikidata
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    "Search result for " Kingsford (Locality Bounded)" (Record no SA0036788) with the following layers selected - "Suburbs and Localities" and "Local Government Areas"". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Archived from the original on 30 June 2019. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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    "Postcode for Kingsford, South Australia". postcodes-australia.com. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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    "Light, South Australia Background Profile". Electoral Commission SA. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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    "Monthly climate statistics: Summary statistics ROSEDALE (TURRETFIELD RESEARCH CENTRE) (nearest station)". Commonwealth of Australia , Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
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    Development Plan - Light Regional Council, Consolidated – 3 December 2015 (PDF). Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 2015. pp. 381–387.
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    "Dwelling ('Kingsford')". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. 24 July 1980. Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  8. [8]
    "(Kingsford Homestead) About". Kingsford Homestead. Retrieved 16 April 2016.



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