The Names of Adelaide

Aberfoyle Park
Originally a private subdivision, it was named after the original homestead of Christian Sauerbier. He died in 1893 and the property was taken over by his son, John Chris. During the First World War, when anti-German sentiment was at its height in Australia, John Chris changed his surname from Sauerbier to Aberfoyle - possibly a reference to the area of Perthshire, Scotland where his father had lived for a time. In 1923, John Chris died and a portion of his estate was subdivided and sold by James Henry Browne.

Adelaide
Named by royal command after Queen Adelaide, consort to King William IV. The city survey commenced 11th January 1837 and was completed 10th March 1837. Colonel Light intended to call the city Wellington but was overruled by Governor Hindmarsh. Queen Adelaide died in 1849. The native name of the area where Adelaide was surveyed by Light was recorded as Tarndanya, Tadanya or Tandarnya, meaning 'home of the red kangaroo'. Gov. Hindmarsh was never very optimistic about the suitability of the site, claiming, "it can never be a permanent capital by whatever means it may for a while be propped up. It can at best be nothing more than an inland market town of a fertile but limited district".

Albert Park
Named after Prince Albert, the Royal Consort to Queen Victoria. Originally a private subdivision laid out by W.R. Cave in 1877, portions of which are included in the suburbs of Seaton, Albert Park and Hendon. Cave owned an ostrich farm there prior to subdivision.

Alberton
Named after Prince Albert, Royal Consort to Queen Victoria. It was named c.1847 by Angas, Kingscote & Todd of the South Australia Company. The name used today is actually a corruption of the original name Albert Town. The name formally submitted by city of Port Adelaide at a council meeting in May 1945 and formally adopted by nomenclature committee in 1951.

Aldgate
Aldgate, near London, England, which is itself an Old English form of 'old gate'. In the days of King Edgar (958-75) it was spelt 'ealdgate'. Originally a private subdivision, the name is taken from the local hotel, the Aldgate Pump, which was established by Richard Dixon Hawkins in 1842. Hawkins was a Londoner, presumably from the Aldate area. Street names of the subdivision also have London based names.

Aldinga
An name of Aboriginal origin, taken from Abna "aldinghi", meaning water, or tree district. First recorded for Aldinga homestead. Its boundaries were created in 1985 though it has a long established name. Aldinga is well known for its long flat beaches on the Gulf Saint Vincent on the western side of Fleurieu Peninsula. Matthew Flinders explored the area in 1802, during his circumnavigation of Australia. Aldinga was a flourishing settlement during the 1860s, when it served as a port for the Fleurieu Peninsula.

Allenby Gardens
Proclaimed in Novermber 1918, it was named after Field Marshall Edmund Henry Hynman (Lord) Allenby of the British Army. Designated a Mitchum Gardens suburb, two names were originally suggested, Gallipoli and Allenby, both made reference to the Great War that was just coming to its conclusion, and were deemed appropriate because the new subdivision was being created on the site of a former military camp. At the time, an MP, Mr Denny, suggested that Allenby was inappropriate as General Allenby had used derogatory and insulting words about the Australian light horsemen. The objection was overruled.

Angle Park
A private subdivision of Yatala. Possibly so named because the subdivision was divided diagonally by a government road (now mainly closed-portion retained as Angle Vale Road).

Ascot Park
Originally a private subdivision. A portion taken and added to Edwardstown and portion of Edwardstown added to Ascot Park in 1992. Adopted as a suburb name in 1950. A portion north of Wood Street was added to South Plympton & portion of Morphettville west of Marion Road was added to aAscot Park. The western protion was eventually included into the suburb of Park Holme. The suburb, which takes its name from an English racecourse, was selected by Reginald Victor Wilson in 1913. It was laid out in 1881.

Ashford, Kent, England

Ashford
Named after a town in Kent, England by Dr Charles A. Everard in 1909. Dr Everard arrived in South Australia in November 1836 and established his Ashford property, which he claimed had the best orchard in the Colony. Originally a private subdivision, the name adopted as a suburb name in 1944. It was originally proposed to be added to the suburb of Keswick, but eventually used as a suburb name following representation from the residents. Portions were formerly known as Ashford Estate and Ashford South. The name means 'ford (water crossing) on a river'.

Ashton
The district's early population was sparse, and most probably centred on the South Australian Company's settlement, judging from the area's early name of Company's Tiers. In 1868 George Hunt subdivided some of his land and created Ashton. Hunt, who farmed at Third Creek, hailed from the Northamptonshire village after which it was named.

Athelstone
Named by recently arrived migrants William and Charles Dinham in April 1839. It is thought they were from Athelhampton in Dorset, England, and named their farm after their place of origin, though this has not been confirmed. A proposal to add a portion of Athelstone, together with portion of Newton to Paradise was launched, but not proceeded with due to strong opposition from the residents.

Athol Park
A private subdivision, the name of which was probably taken from Athol Farm, as marked on W.H. Edmonds' topographical map of 1926. A portion was excluded and added to Pennington. Another portion excluded and added to Woodville North.

Auldana
Named after Patrick Auld (1811-86), an early settler. Auld purchased land in the area in 1845 and planted the Auldana Vineyard, from which the name is derived. A proposal in 1994 to add a portion of Magill was not proceeded with.

Banksia Park
Its boundaries were established in 1965. A portion of Tea Tree Gully was added in 1968. It is named after the genus banksia of Australian native plants.

Basket Range
Basket Range gained its name from a source that is still uncertain. The most convincing story relates to the timber cutters, who required a licence, and a licence inspector named Basket was reportedly stationed there.In the vicinity of Deep Creek one of the area's pioneer families, the Burdetts, established a wildflower garden, specialising in Australian and South African plants. At its peak this garden, together with the annual cherry blossom display, was a Hills showpiece which brought visitors from Adelaide in droves.

Beaumont
Originally the name given to a private subdivision here, which literally means 'beautiful mountain'. Its boundaries were established in 1941 and the town was laid out and offered for sale by Sir Samuel Davenport in 1848. A portion of the original subdivision is included in the suburb of Burnside. It is thought to be named after a place of that name in England. The name occurs in Cumberland, Essex and Hertfordshire, is of Norman origin and means pleasant mountain.

Bedford Park
From 1912 to 1915, the Bedford Park area was owned by Ella A. Hancock, the daughter-in-law of the Moonta Mine manager, a Captain Hancock. The property was named Bedford after connections in England to the Bedford Family. The property was acquired in 1917 by the State Government for use as a Sanitorium for Returned Soldiers suffering from tuberculosis ("consumption" ). The name Bedford Park was retained. The northern part of Bedford Park was previously known as Burbank from 1927. The present-day Bedford Park emerged in 1966 when the introduction of postcodes consolidated many place names in the area.

Petite Martinique viewed from Belair, Martinique, West Indies

Belair
Parts of the present-day suburb were previously known as Alta Cresta, Alta Mira, Belair Park, Blackwood Park, Crest Alta, Monalta Park, Nunyara, and Sleeps Hill. Opinions differ as to the origin of the name Belair. One account has it that the name originates from 1849, after Eugene Bellairs, a Government surveyor who lived in the area. Another account is that the suburb was named by Gustav Ludewigs and his wife Maria, who was born at Bel Air on the French-held island of Martinique (West Indies). The Ludewigs arrived in South Australia in 1849, and leased land in the area from 1855.

Bellevue Heights
Comprising of the original the rural property of Windsor Farm and later Sturtbrae, this suburb was named after Bellevue in Sydney in 1965 by the developer Murray Hill. Its boundaries were adopted following agreement between city of Mitcham, postmaster general and the nomenclature committee.

Beulah Park
Originally the name of a private subdivision there. Its boundaries established in 1941. Portions were formerly known as North Kensington, Norwood Park and Rosaville. Beulah is a female given name from the Hebrew word meaning "married". It was used in Hebrew religious texts such as the Old Testament as a reference to the state of the relationship the Hebrews believed they had with God. It may have been named after Beaulah in Wales, or it may have Biblical origins.

Beverley
Originally the name of a private subdivision which was laid out by Emanuel Solomon in 1849. A small portion of Woodville South added in 1998.

Birkenhead
Originally the name of a private subdivision. The name was formally submitted by City of Port Adelaide in 1945. The name was formally adopted by nomenclature committee in 1951. Meaning head of birch trees, it was probably named after Birkenhead in Cheshire, England.

Birdwood
Honours Sir William Birdwood, an Australian General during World War I who led the Anzacs at Gallipoli. His name was an obvious choice when the World War I place names committee decided to replace the town's original name of Blumberg. How the first name came into being is still a matter for debate, but the most likely source was early settlers coming from the Prussian town of Blumberg, which is close to the river route used by the Silesian pioneers on their way from the likes of Züllichau and Klemzig.

Black Forest
Originally the name of a private subdivision that was created by William Peacock in 1850 when he subdivided his property. The name was adopted because of the deep shadow of the dense foliage of a gum forest, one time frequented by bush rangers and cattle thieves. This forest covered the whole region of what is now the City of Unley. It was declared a township in 1929.

Blackwood
Blackwood takes its name from the dark limbs of the native trees particularly casuarina stricta (sheoak) and eucalyptus microcarpa (grey box gum) growing down the hillsides. The Blackwood tree, (acacia melanoxylon) is not native to this district. Perhaps the undefined boundaries of vegetation account for the name of Blackwood being used anywhere between Belair and Coromandel Valley.
Parts of the present-day suburb were previously known as Belair Park, Blackwood Estate, Blackwood Hill, Blackwood Park, and Eastview.The earliest evidence of the name dates from 1853 when William Dawbiney's death was recorded at "Blackwood Vale Farm". In fact one of the early subdivisions of today's Blackwood was offered as Belair West around Woodleigh Street. Hence we have Blackwood District Community Hospital in the "beautiful air" of Belair, Blackwood schools in Eden Hills. Blackwood Vale Farm was in present day Glenalta and Blackwood Estate was in Hawthorndene.

Blair Castle, Blair Atholl, Perth, Scotland

Blair Athol
Originally the name of a private subdivision, it has its origins with Mary Ann Camerson, who came to South Australia in 1867 and took up residence with her family in Kapunda. She purchased a property in January 1905 and named it Blair Athol after the village in Scotland which is situated 50 km from Perth where she was born. The Blair Athol estate was subdivided by Alwyn G warren and Cedric B warren in 1915. The World Book states that this name is celtic for a plain cleared of trees, and takes its name from the home of the magarey family. Blair Athol in Queensland is said to be named after a parish in Scotland in the vicinity of the pass of Killiecrankie.

Bowden
Named after the home town of Sir James Hurtle Fisher in Northamptonshire, England. The village was created in 1839 by Fisher and John Wright, Colonisation Commissioner, after they purchased land and subdivided it. Few blocks were sold and the village was resurveyed and resold in 1848. The name in Cornish means 'a nasty place', but in Old english it means 'place on a hill'.

Bradbury
Bradbury began when a post office opened in 1920, and is believed to be named after a town in Durham, England. It has retained a thinly populated, rural atmosphere with no true hub of settlement. Early on, gold was discovered by the Onkaparinga near the present site of Bradbury. Shallow shafts yielded 'a good quantity' of gold, which in places had native copper associated with it. There was a rush to the spot, which was called Bigg's Flat, providing support for Mylor's predecessor, the little community of Rockford.

Brahma Lodge
The name is taken from the trotting horse stud conducted on the land by Frank Reiss, who was to sell his land for subdivision in 1960.

Bridewater
A private subdivision named in 1859. John Dunn established Bridgewater, laying out the township in 1859. His Bridgewater Mill is now the town's focal point for visitors, a towering stone building with a massive water wheel still turning gently after more than 130 years. When Dunn first opened the mill it was filled on weekdays with workers and on Sundays with a church congregation, for Dunn allowed its use by the Bible Christians.

Brighton Pier, England

Brighton
A private subdivision laid out by Matthew Smith, solicitor, in 1840. The original boundaries were proclaimed in November 1858. It includes the former subdivions of Dunluce and Brighton Gardens. The name recalls the English seaside locality of Brighton.

Broadview
Originally the name of a private subdivision laid out by C.H. Angus and K.D. Bowman in 1915. A decision was made in september 1944 by the City of Prospect to adopt this name as a suburb name.

Brompton
Originally the name of a private subdivision created by William Saunders and William Paxton in June 1849. The name comes from Yorkshire, England, and is the village where Paxton was born. The name means 'a village where broom grew'. A portion was taken and added to the suburb of Hindmarsh.

Brookly Park
The name was adopted as a suburb name in 1944. Portions were formerly known as Brooklyn Park extension, Bullington, Meldrith Park & Weeroopa. The first subdivision to bear this name was laid out by Oscar Gorger and Edward Lipsett in 1881. The name, believed to have been imported from the United States for this subdivision, has its origins in the Anglicised version of the Dutch word breukelyn, meaning 'broken ground' or 'marchy ground'.

Brownhill Creek
The name Brownhill describes the hills to the north of the creek. The indigenous Kaurna people called the area Wirraparinga meaning scrub or creek place. Cartographic evidence points to Brown Hill being mapped and named as one of the trig points for the first survey of land during 1837 and 1838. The name was given by Col. Light.

Burnside
The area now delineated as Burnside was first officially settled by Europeans in 1839. In that year Peter Anderson, a Scot, leased land from the SA Co. near Second Creek on Section 320. He built three stone cottages (one of which is still standing) and grew barley and wheat and raised cattle, pigs and poultry. Because his farm was alongside the creek and because the Scottish word for creek is 'Burn', Anderson called his farm Burnside.

Camden Park
Formerly a private subdivision, the name was adopted for the suburb in 1944. Portions were formerly known as Camden Estate and Camden Gardens. Originally proposed to be known as Camden, but Camden Park subsequently adopted. Campden Estate was laid out by Fannie E. Aitchison in 1911. Campden Park was laid out by Florence Mackenzie of Camden, in 1914. Note the different spelling which was changed to its present form in 1916 when a station was built there on the old Adelaide-Glenelg railway. The name, taken from a suburb of London, is of Celtic origin, and means 'a crooked hill', although Campden means 'a wooden plain' (from the French campus - 'a plain'.

Campbelltown
The name recalls early settler Charles James Fox Campbell. Campbell bought the land from SG Smith in 1842 and subsequently subdivided about 1846. The name was decided upon at a meeting of local residents held at the Glynde Inn on 9 December 1867, called "Committee to Protect the Interests of the District" where two names were put forward. "Athelstone" derived from Athelhampstone" in England and "Campbelltown" from Charles James Fox Campbell who was born in 1811 at Kingsborough on the Isle of Skye. Charles was born into a prominent family, the Campbells of Melford, Argyllshire, and his descent was from the Campbells of Lochend.

Carey Gully
Name taken from the gully named after settler Patrick Carey. The Gully was named in 1849. Carey Gully was in steep and difficult country and never developed to the same extent as the other towns. Its name first appeared in an 1851 report as 'Paddy Carey's Gully', and gradually the settlement grew. By the mid-1860s it boasted 'a post office, three chapels, two stores and a population of about 60'.

Castambul
Originally a private subdivision. Castambul takes its name from a property owned by Price Maurice. Maurice used Castambul to breed Angora goats. The 'exotic wool' trade in South Australia began in 1856 when John Haigh imported South American alpacas (similar to small llamas) and Western Asian angora goats, which he bred near Port Lincoln. They were apparently supplied by his uncle, Sir Titus Salt, a Yorkshire woollen merchant who manufactured angora wool. Maurice named his Sixth Creek property Castambul after the district in Turkey from which they came. The main town there is now known as Kastamonu, a short distance from the Black Sea coast. In the other direction lies Ankara, the Turkish capital, whose earlier name was Angora.

Cavan
The name recalls the old Established Cavan Arms Hotel. Its owner, B. Gillick, came from County Cavan in Ireland. The word is from the Gaelic 'cabhan', meaning 'a cavity'.

Cheltenham
Named after a town in Gloucestershire, England , the native town of settler John Denham. Cheltenham racecourse was added to the suburb of Cheltenham. Land here was first offered for sale as housing lots in November 1849 by Richard Day.

Chandler Hill
The name was given to the locality when it was subdivided and laid out by Eric Clyde Potter and Rex Gerald Potter in 1964. Its boundaries were created for the long established name although proposal for area in 1980 was not proceeded with. The name recalls an early settler, Charles Chandler (1804-78), who migrated to South Australia in 1836 and was initially employed by the South Australian Company as a shepherd.

Cherry Gardens
So named by Issac Jacobs, Henry Field and Edward Burgess because of the abundance of native cherry trees there when they went there to cut kangaroo grass in 1839. It became a long established name for a private subdivision in this area. Over the decades, mixed farming was pursued &endash; with some vineyards and orchards proliferating between the First and Second World Wars. Mining had been conducted at Dorset Vale and clay quarried at Cherry Gardens. There was also a large timber and wattle bark industry in the area and felling continued until the 1960s.

Christies Beach / Christie Downs
The name Christies Beach honours Rosa Christie who the landowner when the land was subdivided in 1924/25. Christies Beach is a seaside suburb in the southern Adelaide metropolitan area, within the City of Onkaparinga. The area is scenic and hence popular with photographers as Witton Bluff provides a natural vantage point over the entire suburb and beyond. The first European development along the Christies Beach coastline was constructed in the 1830’s. A whaling station was constructed along the coast, influenced by the rising price of whale bone overseas, the abundant Southern Right Whale population during the summer breeding season and the vantage point of the Gulf from Witton Bluff.

Cherryville
So named on account of the agricultural activities, i.e, the growing of cherry trees. In the early years this scattered little community was known as Sixth Creek and gained its present identity reputedly because it was the first area in South Australia to cultivate cherry orchards.

Clapham
Clapham was named after the London suburb of Clapham Junction by Charles Cleeve Collison c.1856. Parts previously known as Mitcham Estate, St James Park, Springbank East, and Torrens Park.

Clarence Gardens
Originally the name of a private subdivision. The name was formally submitted in 1945 to help eliminate superfluous subdivisions names as requested by surveyor-general. The area was to include Myrtle Park, Pitcairn & Claremont. Clarence Gardens was possibly named after the Duke of Clarence, later, King William IV.

Clarence Park
Originally the name of a private subdivision, the name was adopted in 1925. Clarence Park was possibly named after the Duke of Clarence.

Clearview
Originally the name of a private subdivision. It was thus named in 1922 by development company, Clearview Ltd because it had extensive views of the Adelaide Plains and the River Torrens.

Clovelly Park
Originally the name of a private subdivision. It was laid out by by D.M. and P.M. Mitchell in 1928, as executors of Richard Mitchell. The name recalls the town of Clovelly in Devon, England, which is built on the side of a steep rock. It is believed the Mitchells had connections with that town. The name, of Cornish origin, means 'steep rock'.

College Park
Named on account of its proximity to St Peters College. It was subdivided in 1874 by Henry S. Anthony and William Dixon.

Collinswood
Originally the name of a private subdivision. It was subdivided in 1880 by the executors of the estate of its origin owner, George F. Angus. It is possible that the name refers to an early settler, Henry Collins (1833-1929), who arrived from Cornwall in 1846 and later bought land in the area.

Colonel Light Gardens
"Australia's best example of a garden suburb", Colonel Light Gardens is steeped in history with tree-lined streets, rounded street corners, wide grassed verges and open space. Alternative names suggested for the suburb include Cavell, William Light Gardens, Light Gardens and Dernancourt. The name recalls Colonel William Light, first Surveyor-General of South Australia and Founder of Adelaide. He was the elder of the two sons of Captain Francis Light (the Founder and Governor of Penang, Malaya) and of Marina Rozells, referred to by some writers as a "Princess of Kedah". Colonel Light was born at Kuala Kedah (Malaya) on 27th April, 1786. His early years were spent in Theberton, Suffolk, England, from which the name 'Thebarton' was derived.

Coromandel Valley / Coromandel East
Originally a private subdivision. It is a long established name in this area. In January 1837, the ship Coromandel &endash; one of the early emigrant vessels to bring British settlers to South Australia &endash; arrived at Holdfast Bay. Ten of the crew, recorded the ship's Captain Chesser in a report, absconded and fled to a sanctuary in a rugged valley in the southern Mount Lofty Ranges. Two months later, the deserters surrendered to the law. It has been believed that the sailors hid in the gully to the east of what is now Coromandel Valley &endash; the ship they deserted lending its name to the locality.

Cowandilla
The Aboriginal name for the Glenelg area. Originally the name of a private subdivision, it was adopted as a suburb name in 1944. The subdivision was laid out in 1840 by Edward C. Gwynne (1811-88).

Crafers / Crafers West
Recalls David Crafer Of The Sawyers Arms, built in 1839. Originally the name of a private subdivision. In the early days it was at the heart of the Tiers, the haunt of Tiersmen and woodcutters who lived behind Mount Lofty, many of whom were escaped convicts, or had other reasons to drift from the limelight. Crafter may have been an ex-convict himself? He reached Adelaide during 1838 and became a timber merchant and licensed victualler. By the end of the year he and his wife were in the Tiers, running the Stringy-bark Hotel. Soon renamed the Sawyers Arms, it inevitably became better known as Crafer's Inn and a settlement grew around it.

London Road, Croydon, Surrey, 1920s

Croydon / West Croydon
The village of Croydon was laid out along with adjoining 5 acre farm lots in June 1853 by Alfred Watts and Phillip Levi who purchased the land at that time for that purpose. Th name recalls a town and Parish in Surrey, England. It means 'chalk hill'. Levi was born at Brixton Hill in Surry. In 1943 a portion was renamed to Ferryden Park. The name was adopted for suburb in 1943.

Cudlee Creek
Cudlee Creek takes its name from an Aboriginal word for the Dingo River. First in the district was William Kelly, from the Isle of Man. Together with his wife he reached South Australia in 1838 and within few months was squatting at Cudlee Creek. They named their property Sulby Glen from their home across the world. Another pioneer family was that of George Hannaford, among the first South Australians to grow apples commercially.

Cumberland Park
Originally the name of a private subdivision. Originally proposed in 1945 by City of Mitcham as Clarence Gardens. Later, in 1950, the eastern portion was proposed as Cumberland Park. The suburb is named after Cumberland region in England. Parts of today's suburb were previously known as Cabra, Redfern, Hollywood, Reade Park Gardens, and Avenue Park. In the early days the area was known as St Marys or Goodwood Road.

Darlington
Originally the name of a private subdivision. A portion of the original subdivision is within the suburb of Sturt. A proposal by Australia Post to add a portion of Flagstaff hill to the suburb in 1995 was abandoned due to strong residents objections & lack of effect to emergency services.

Daw Park
The suburb is named after John Wickham Daw, who settled in the south of the area in 1838. The name formally submitted, originally as Daws Park, in 1945 to help eliminate superfluous subdivisions names as requested by surveyor-general.

Dernancourt 1918 Diorama, Australian War Memorial, Canberra

Dernancourt
This suburb was laid out in 1923 by Richard Arthur Hobby. It takes its name from a town in France which was the scene of a number of Great War battles, and was an Australian base came where many AIF are buried in the War Cemetery. The suburb's boundaries were established in 1959. A portion of Windsor Gardens east of the north east busway was added to Dernancourt.

Devon Park
Once proposed to include Dudley Park & Islington. In June 2000 the boundary between Renown Park and Devon Park was realigned to centre of roads to avoid intersecting properties, resulting in a portion of Devon Park being added to Renown Park and a portion of Renown Park being added to Devon Park. The suburb was laid out by Lavinia and George Charles Braund in 1920, who had comnnection to the English County of Devon. Its streets bear names of the Devon area.

Dorset Vale
A long established name in the area that was first used as the name of the post office of a settlement known as Scotts Bottom. That name was officialy dropped in 1937. William Hill had settled here by 1840 and a number of others soon followed. They cut timber and engaged in general farming. His fellow voyager was George Mackereth and the 5km between them placed Mackereth in the district still shown on maps as Scott Bottom. When a post office and telephone exchange opened, the name bestowed on the locality, without any apparent local connection, was Dorset Vale.

Dover Gardens
Originally a private subdivision. A portion of Brighton was later added. It was proposed as a postal district in 1950. The land was first subdivided in 1853 by George Cole, Henry Hill, John Dench, William Croxall and Francis Duffield.

Dry Creek
Draws its name from a creek which passes through it. It was formerly known as Montague. The proposal to alter the boundary between Gepps Cross and Dry Creek was approved by Geog Names Board.

Dudley Park
Recalls William Humble Ward, Earl Of Dudley. He was governor-general of Australia 1908-1911. A subdivision was laid out by Thomas Matters in 1909 and another by the executors of John Howard Angas in 1910.

Dulwich
Named in 1854, it was originally a private subdivision laid out by John Hector (c1788-1863) and named after a town in Surrey, England, where he had come from. Its boundaries were established in 1941 and includes portions formely known as Victoria Park, Ascot Vale and Dulwich Park.

Eagle On The Hill
Named after a stuffed eagle that was kept at Anderson Hotel on the hill. William Anderson was licencee of the Anderson Hotel in 1853 when the eagle was erected.

Eastwood
Originally a private subdivision, its boundaries were established in 1941. The suburb was laid out in 1875 and sold by John Wark, carpenter. At the time, it was heavily wooded, though it is believed it was thus named bue to Wark's previous association with a town of the same name near Glasgow, Scotland.

Eden Hills
The suburb was named by Ashby and Saunders when the land was offered for sale. The Ashby family had a Quaker background. Originally a private subdivision, a portion of the area bearing this subdivision name is now included in the suburb of Blackwood. Parts of Eden Hills was previously known as Kinedana, Cobham Gardens, and Eden Hills Estate properties known as "Glengordon" and "Glen Forbes".
There are two recorded derivations of this name, detailed as follows:- 1. named by E Ashby being a description of the areas natural beauty. 2. named by William Datmar Cook who was at one time the master of the sailing barque "Eden".

RAAF Base, Edinburgh

Edinburgh
The name first applied to Edinburgh Airfield. The suburb name proposed to and accepted by the local council in 1999. It is an industrial suburb dominated by RAAF Base Edinburgh and DSTO Edinburgh. In addition, there are a number of Defence contractors, and other industries on land no longer required by the Department of Defence.

Edwardstown
Recalls William Edwards who laid out the town in 1838. A portion of suburb was renamed as Melrose Park in 1989. The name was formally submitted in 1945 to help eliminate superfluous subdivisions names as requested by surveyor-general. The area to included Colonel Light Gardens estate, melrose Park, Chellaston & Cudmore Park.

Enfield
The area was first surveyed under Col. Light's direction between 1837 and 1839. The first land purchaser was George Hickox (c1806-66) who laid out the village of Enfield in 1843. Named after Hickox's birthplace in Middlesex, England, its name is either Anglo-Saxon for 'duck field' or Old English for 'open country'.

Erindale
A populart irish cognomen eg erin (ireland) dale (valley). Originally a private subdivision, its boundaries established in 1941. Portions were formerly known as Leabrook and Burnside. The suburb was named after a house of that name first built in 1850. The subdivision was first laid out by the South Australia Company in 1910.

Ethelton
Originally a private subdivision, the name was formally submitted by the City of Poirt Adelaide ain 1945. The origin of the name is subject to some conjecture. One Source credits the name to Ethel Mary Phillips, the daughter of Dr James and Catherine Phillips, who was born there in February 1865. However, when the school first opened in 1873, it was named Glanville, and the name Ethelton did not appear until 1916, as the name of the newly opened railway station.

Evansdale
Recalls Mrs.Sarah Lindsay Evans, sister Of John Fife Angas of the South Australian Company who had originally sold her the land.

Everard Park
Named after the  Everard Family, who were the original landowners. Dr Charles Everard arrived in South Australia in 1836 and farmed land at Unley until his death in 1876. the subdvision was created by the executors of Charles J Everard in 1921.

Exeter
Offically it was named after Exeter Hall in London where the resolution to form an association for the colonisation of South Australia was carried. The suburb name was formally adopted by nomenclature committee in 1951. The first purchaser of land here was Phillip Levi in 1850, but he did not use the name Exeter. Its next owner, John Lapthorne, did however, and as he was from Exeter (he was born there in 1807 and died in Exeter, Sa in 1889), the officially accepted explanation for the name appears subject to question.

Fairview Park
Fairview Park is the descriptive name given to the 80 acre subdivision set out in 1963. It recalls the name of a property owned by an early settler, Lt. Colonel Freeling.

Felixstow
The name originates from an early landowner, Rev Thomas Quinton Stow, who arrived in 1837 as the first non-conformist minister to take up pastoral duties in Adelaide. He first used the name Felixstow as that of his property in correspondence dated 1851. It is believed it is a combination of the word felix - Old English for happy, added to his surname, which means 'place'. Thus the name of the property means 'happy place'. the first subdivision took place in 1923.

Ferryden Park
Originally a private subdivision. In 1943 a portion of the area identified as Woodville Gardens was renamed. The name originates from Frerryden, a seaport in Forfarshire, Scotland, the home town of the locality's first white settlers, the descendants of William Duffy, a dairyman of Tam O'Shanter Belt when the land was subdivided in 1924 .

Findon
Named after a town in England. The name was officially adopted in 1926. The land was firsrt granted to George Cortis in 1839. He subdivided it and sold the lots under the name of Findon Estate in 1848. Cortis was from Worthing, Surrey, England, which is adjacent to Findon.

Firle
Taken from the name of the property of early settler Edward Castres Gwynne, who was born at Lewes in Sussex, England, which is near the towns of Firle and Glynde. His father was the Rector of Glynde. Gwynne arrived in South Australia in April 1838 and took up 500 acres of land on the foothills east of Adealide shortly afterwards.

Fitzroy
It has been suggested that this suburb was named after Fitzroy in Melbourne but a more likely explanation is that it was first used in 1882 by its developers, Messrs William E. Churcher and George Churcher, who were from Southampton, England. Southampton is in the English electoral district of Fitzroy.

Flagstaff Hill
So named because Colonel Light erected a flagstaff on the hill during the course of early surveys. As Colonel William Light's survey teams worked south from Adelaide throughout 1838 and 1839, they not only mapped the newly colonised region, but also left their marks on the landscape. One such mark was a trig point or flagstaff that was left at a grid reference of 783 192. By 1842, the area near this trig point was called the Flagstaff.

Flinders Park
Approved as a subdivision name in 1925 after being laid out by the South Australia Company in 1924. It was part of a thousand homes scheme. The name honours Australian navigator, Matthew Flinders .

Forestville
Originally a private subdivision named because of its close proximity to woodland. It was subdivided in 1917.

Forreston
The village grew initially at the hands of a blacksmith, Alexander Forest, who laid out the town in the late 1950s and after whom it was named. The community reached its peak in the 1880s, when it was the closest township to the Watts Gully goldfield, an 1884 discovery which promised rich pickings - one of its nuggets, weighing more than 14 ounces, was worthy of purchase by the Government.

Frewville
Recalls James Frew, an early landowner who subdivided it in 1847. Originally a private subdivision, the name was adopted at the creation of another subdivision of land owned by frew's son, James, upon his death in 1902. Formerly known as Frewville East and Frewville Estate.

Fulham
Named after a locality on the banks of the River Thames, London. Fulham was adopted as a suburb name in 1944, being formerly known as Fulham Park. The name originates from John White, who arrived in South Australia in 1836 and purchased land near the Reedbeds and named it Fulham Farm after his birthplace. William white laid out the suburb in 1877, though its school had already opened 16 years earlier.

Fulham Gardens
A foothills suburb, the name was selected by its subdividers, Hayborough Limited, who laid out the suburb in 1954. It recalls Green Hill Rivulet, named by Col Light, that is now known as First Creek as it was the first creek to be found and named in the area by Light.

Fullarton
Recalls Jane Fullarton, the daughter of an Edinburgh printer who married James Frew (see Frewville). Frew purchased the land from P.V. Agnew in in 1849, the year in which he laid out the town and began selling house lots.

Gawler / East Gawler
Gawler is reputedly the first country town in the state of South Australia, and is named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is located 40 km (25 miles) north of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley. Gawler was established through a 1618 ha. "special survey" applied for by Henry Dundas Murray and John Reid and a syndicate of ten other colonists. The town plan was devised by the colonial surveyor, William Light, the son of Francis Light who founded Penang, Malaysia, and was the only town planned by him other than Adelaide. William Jacob used Light's plans and laid out the town.

Gepps Cross
Recalls Isaac Gepp (c1811-1891), the original owner of the local hotel. The area was originally laid out in farmlets in 1842 under the name of Montague Farm, after Sir Montague Lowther Chapman, who had obtained the land grant in June 1842.

Gilberton
Recalls Joseph Gilbert, an early landowner who created the subdivision in 1852 as Gilbert Town. An extension to the township was created and named Gilberton in 1871.

Gilles Plains
Honours Osmond Gilles, South Australia's first colonial treasurer. Gilles owned a sheep station adjoining the Torrens River. Originally a name applied to a private subdivision of one-acre blocks released in 1919.

Gillman
Recalls the General Manager of the South Australian Railways at the time when Rosewater Extension Limited laid out the suburb in 1950.

Glandore in County Cork, Ireland

Glandore
Originally a private subdivision. The name was adopted as a suburb name in 1944. The name is derived from the home town of Glandore in County Cork, Ireland, the birthplace of John O'Dea, one of six people who laid out the suburb in 1883.

Glanville
Named after Glanville Hall, the residence of Capt. John Hart. Glanville Hall was named after Hart's mothers maiden name. Capt Hart was chief secretary and treasurer of south Australia. It was originally the name of a private subdivision, The suburb name formally adopted by nomenclature committee in 1951.

Glen Osmond
Recalls earlier settler, Osmond Gilles, and was the name of his property. Gilles was the first colonial treasurer & landowner in this area, his land being purchased in October 1839. It was originally a private subdivision. The name was formally adopted in 1945 to help eliminate superfluous subdivisions names as requested by the surveyor-general. The village was laid out in 1857 by Gilles.

Glenalta
The name Glenalta is derived from "Glen" (valley) and "Alta" (high). Areas of Glenalta were previously known as Blackwood Vale, Sun Valley and Sherwood Estate. Glenalta is contained between Main Road to the west, Laffers Road north, Hawthorndene Drive south and Upper Sturt Road and National Park to the east. A Land Grant was issued to James Coutts late in 1844 and when he applied for an Occupation Licence for grazing rights on Yorke Peninsula in 1847, he gave his address as Blackwood Vale. He sold his Section 874 to Robert Burfield two years later (1849). In 1853 when William Dawbiney died on Robert Burfield's property, present day Glenalta was known as "Blackwood Vale Farm". This was a descriptive name, referring to the dark limbs of the native trees, particularly casuarina stricta (sheoak) or eucaluyptus microcarpa (grey box gum) growing down the hillsides.

Glenelg / Glenelg East / Glenelg South
The name recalls Charles Grant, Lord Glenelg who was the British Secretary of State for thye Colonies when the colony of South Australia was founded in 1836. It was here at Holdfast Bay that the province of South Australia was proclaimed on 28th December 1836. The town was laid out in 1839. It has also been known by the Aboriginal names Patawilya or Cowiandilla.

Glengowrie
Originally the name of a subdivision. Adopted as a suburb name following support from City of Marion, nomenclature committee and other government agencies. The name is a combination of Glenelg and Gowrie, the latter being the title of Sir Alexander Hore Ruthven, Lord Gowrie, the Governor of South Australia when the area was subdivided in 1837.

Glenside
Originally the name of a private subdivision which was descriptive. Its boundaries were established in 1941. Formerly known as Knoxville. The name is believed to be descriptive.

Glenunga
Originally a private subdivision. Its boundaries established in 1941. Portions were formerly known as Knoxville, Glenunga Park and Glenunga Central. The name is a combination of two words, Glenelg and the Aboriginal word 'unga', meaning 'near to'. It was applied to the subdivision when it was created in 1913 because it was near to Glenelg.

Glynde
Edward Castres Gwynne purchased land and built a cottage at Payneham which he called Glynde Place. He laid out the village in 1856 under the name of Glynde. It is an Old English word meaning 'enclosure' or 'fenced area'. The name was approved for the suburb in 1926.

Golden Grove
The Golden Grove area was founded by Captain Adam Robertson who built "Golden Grove House", and named it after the last ship he had commanded. Golden Grove was a originally a significant farming community. The locality has been in existance since the 1840's. The suburb was created from portions of the suburbs of Greenwith, Surrey Farm and Wynn Vale and un-named land.

Goodwood House, owned by the Duke of Richmond, set in parkland near Chichester

Goodwood
Named after the seat of the Duke of Richmond in Chichester, England. The South Australia Compant took up land here in February 1839 and referred to the land purchased as Goodwood. This land was subdivided into smaller farms and sold, one of the purchasers being Messrs James Goodiar and Richard E. Borrow, who named their property Goodwood Farm. This land was further subdivided into one-acre lots and sold under the name Goodwood Park in 1849.

Gould Creek
Originally proposed for a suburb in 1972, but not proceeded with at that time as area is above the hills face zone. The boundaries were created for the long established name in 1991. The name recalls Joseph Gould, an early landowner. Gould Creek is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully and City of Playford local government areas, and is adjacent to Greenwith, Salisbury Heights and Hillbank, as well as the rural districts of Yatala Vale and Upper Hermitage and the town of One Tree Hill. Agriculture played a key role in Gould Creek's early history, but from the early 1960s onward, Gould Creek played a critical role in Adelaide's utilities.

Grange
Named after Captain Sturt's Home "The Grange". This estate was some 350 km south. It was adopted as a suburb name within the town of Henley in 1945. The area was first subdivided in June 1878 as Grange Township to honour Sturt, who had been granted an 80 acre section near the townsite by the Province in gratitude for his exploration work.

Green Fields
Originally a private subdivision from which it takes its name. Southern portion of suburb included in the new suburb of Mawson Lakes in 1998.

Greenhill
Greenhill's boundaries were created in October 2001 for the long established name. A portion of Greenhill was excluded and added to Waterfall Gully in July 2002.

Greenwith
Greenwith was named by Thomas Roberts who purchased the sections in 1846. Thomas was a Cornish miner who was engaged by the South Australian Mining Association to open up mineral sections along the River Torrens. Thomas had worked at the Greenwith Mine, 5 miles south of Truro in Cornwall, England, before arriving in South Australia in June of 1839. He named his new property Greenwith Farm.

Gulfview Heights
A petition from the Gulfview Heights Residents Association and supported by the City of Salisbury lead to the creation of this suburb by renaming portions of Salisbury East and Para Hills in January 2002. The name had its origins as the name of the original subdivision - Gulf View Estate.

Hackham / Hackham West
The township of Hackham was surveyed for Edward Castle on Section 25 Hundred of Noarlunga in 1856. Castle had arrived in South Australia in 1839 and it is thought named the new settlement after his former home in Gloucestershire. Another version of the naming of the place states that J.B. Hack, an early colonist, lent his name to it and yet another has it that James Kingdon, the first owner of the section prior to Castle, named it.

Hackney, London

Hackney
Named after the property of John Bailey, the first colonial botanist. It was named after his home town of Hackney near London. The area was laid out by the South Australia Company in 1847, though at that time it consisted of 5-acre farmlets. The name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and means 'place near water'.

Hallett Cove
The cove was so named by John Hallett who discovered the cove when looking for lost stock in 1837. Originally a private subdivision, it was gazetted in 1929. Numerous localities and geographical features throughout South Australia bear the name Hallett, and were bestowed in honour of John Hallett and his brother, Alfred, who did much to establish and develop the colony in its early days.

Hampstead Gardens
Name after a place near London, England. Surveyed in 1864, the name was originally that of a private subdivision, which was laid out by Clearview Ltd in 1923. The first landowner was James Philcox.

Happy Valley
The name is taken from the valley of the same name, coming into use as early as 1836. The locality was originally a private subdivision, its boundaries created for the long established name. A portion together with other land was renamed as Woodcroft. A portion was then excluded and added to Reynella East.

Hawthorn viaduct, Durham, England

Hawthorn
Hawthorn is located on land purchased originally by Edward Thornber and David Garlick, which they subdivided in 1880. It is named after a part of Durham County in England. Parts were previously known as Dellwood, Joyce Park and Audrey Park. Originally a private subdivision, the name was formally submitted in 1945 to help eliminate superfluous subdivisions names as requested by surveyor-general. Subdivision occurred from the 1880s to the 1960s, however although sales took place, it is not necessarily an indication of settlement. Although the section north of George Street was all offered in 1880 the number of 19th century houses are few, some may have been demolished due to urban-consolidation in recent years.

Hawthorndene
Name taken from the original subdivison, which some sources say was named after the Hawthorn bushes growing along the Minnow Creek, or possibly the Hawthorn Maze in the Belair National park (the oldest such maze in the country). Another sources credits the origin of the name to Austin family who arrived in Blackwwod from London in June 1887. Mr Austin was a devotee of Sir Walter Scott whose poem 'The Lay of the Last Minstrel' contains a line - 'and seen from cavern'd Hawthornden'. He adopted the name for the glade wshere they settled, softening the name by adding an 'e' to it and calling their property Hawthorne Dene. Parts were previously known as Wardlaw Vale, Blackwood Estate and Eastview.

Hazelwood Park
Originally a private subdivision, it now incorporates portions formerly known as Hazelwood, Linden Park Gardens, Knigtsbridge and Tusmore Park. Francis Clark of Edgbaston, Birmingham, England, migrated to Adelaide with his wife and family in 1850 and purchased a property which he named Hazelwood after the celebrated Hazelwood School in Edgbaston, which later became their home. Mrs Clark was the daughter of the school's original owner, Thomas W. Hill. The suburb was laid out by John Howard Clark, the son of Francis Clark, on part of the family's land in 1877.

Heathfield
Originally a private subdivision. The subdivision of Heathfield, which officially occurred only in 1926, resulted from a westerly drift of public facilities from the locality known as Aldgate Valley (where Aldgate Creek winds from Aldgate to Mylor). In this district - Shanks Road - is a little stone building opened in 1889 as the Church of Christ, built on land donated by a former American whaler who settled in the Aldgate Valley in the 1860s.

Heathpool
Originally a private subdivision, named by the father of George Reed after his native town in Northumberland, England.

Hectorville
Named after John Hector who was the first manager of the Savings Bank. Hector, as attorney for Jane Botting, sold the land to Patrick Boyce Coglin (1815-1892) in 1854, who subsequently subdivided it into town lots a year later.

Hendon
Originally the name of a private subdivision. Wilkinson, Sands and Whyles Limited laid out the subdivision in 1921 on a portion of unused land purchased from Captain Henry John Butler who had established an aerodrome there in 1920. Several streets are named after aircraft of that time. The name comes from a suburb of London and an airport there, and is an old English word meaning 'high hill' - hean, 'high'; dun, 'hill'. Bulter was so impressed with the new settlement on his land, he offered another section of land for subdivision soon after.

Henley Beach
Named after Henley-on-Thames, England . Originally a private subdivision, the name was adopted as a suburb name within the town of Henley & Grange in 1945. The original subdivision was created in January 1860 and is believed to have been named Henley because of its close proximity to the township of Fulham. The English localities of Hanley and Fulham are close to each other on the River thames.

Hermitage, Upper / Lower
Upper Hermitage is a rural residential district, where the signs of habitation are low-key. Just to the east lies Lower Hermitage, and between them they occupy some of the land sections originally purchased by Thomas Williams. In 1839 he called his home The Hermitage. After some years the mainly wood homestead burnt to the ground. By then Williams had returned to England and it was left to his daughter to administer the estate. Bit by bit it was cut up and sold and in time became Upper and Lower Hermitage.

Highbury
This area was settled 10 years after the valley sections on the north and south were settled. In the 1850's this area became known as Highbury. The largest landholder was Stephen George Dordoy who named the property. The Dordoy family may have had some connection with a Highbury in north London, but may also be a descriptive name of the area. The name Highbury became attached to the area in 1857 when Herman Friederich Koch, who built the first hotel at Hope Valley, the Bremen Arms, constructed another hotel and named it the Highbury Hotel.

Highercombe
A devonshire word meaning higher valley. Highercombe was named after George Anstey's original family home near Dulverton, Somerset. Today's Highercombe Golf Course is sited on the part of the Highercombe Estate which was nearest to Anstey's house. The Highercombe Estate was established in 1840 when George Anstey purchased sections 5514 and 5517 of the Special Survey on the Little Para (240 acres). During subsequent years, the property was increased to take in 1063 acres running from Houghton down to the River Torrens on present day Gorge Road. Anstey experimented with a wide variety of crops and established extensive gardens, vineyards and orchards on the property. The Anstey Hill end of Paracombe Road was originally the tree-lined driveway to Anstey's house.

Highgate, London

Highgate
Named after Highate in London. A dense area of bush known as the Black Forest once covered the Highgate/Unley region of the Adelaide Plains. The woodland forest was a mix of grey-box, blue gum, red gum, native pines and sheoak trees, with grass trees, native grasses and orchids.

Hillbank
Originally a private subdivision. The original subdivision was laid out and sold as Hill Bank Estate but the name was changed to Hillbank in 1966. The former suburb of Elizabeth Heights and other land was added to Hillbank in 1987. Hillbank is a residential suburb of the City of Playford.

Hillcrest
Originally a private subdivision. In 1943 a portion of the area identified as Gilles Plains was added to Hillcrest.

Hilton
Named after Matthew Davenport Hill. He was an original landowner in this area. Originally a private subdivision, the name was adopted as a suburb name in 1944.

Hindmarsh
Recalls the South Australian Governor John Hindmarsh. Originally a private subdivision, being the first private subdivision laid out in South Australia. Gov Hindmarsh owned the land prior to the subdivision into allotments by Messers Hindmarsh and Lindsay in June 1838.

Holden Hill
Originally a private subdivision. The name is the corruption of the name of Robert Haldon, an original landowner in the area.

Hope Valley
Hope Valley was the earliest of the settlements in the present day City of Tea Tree Gully. It grew haphazardly, rather than as the result of deliberate planning. Some semblance of a township began to emerge early in the 1840s when Jacob Pitman sold a few allotments of the 80 acre section (Section 824) he had owned since 1839. One of these allotments was purchased by William Holden in 1841. Holden opened a store and butchers shop on Grand Junction Road near present day Valley Road.
William Holden is credited with naming Hope Valley. In 1842 he returned home from Adelaide, to find that his home and shop had been destroyed by a bushfire. The details about this incident vary, however, the common theme seems to be one of hope - either, that instead of feeling despondent Holden felt hope, or that hope was all he had left after the devastation.

Houghton
Named after Houghton-Le-Spring In Durham. Houghton was the first village in the Tea Tree Gully region. It was laid out by John Richardson in 1841. Richardson came to South Australia in April 1838, he was a sharebroker, land agent and surveyor. By June 1840 he had acquired 600 acres of the Little Para Survey (an area encompassing present day Paracombe and Houghton). Section 5519 of this land consisted of 80 acres of hilly countryside which was of little use for farming. Richardson subdivided this into fifty allotments and a village common, of some 10 acres. By 1844 most of the allotments had been sold and the village had a blacksmith, a storekeeper, a chapel and a public house.

Hove
Named after a town in England near Brighton. Originally a private subdivision which includes the former subdivisions of Bellevue, Middle Brighton, Old Brighton and Ballara Park.

Hyde Park
The name, originally given to a a private subdivision, recalls the famous park in London, England.

Ingle Farm
Ingle Farm is an established, residential suburb, with some parklands, of about 8,500 people in the South Australian capital city of Adelaide. It is located at the base of the Mount Lofty Ranges foothills, around 12 kilometers north-east of Adelaide's central business district. The grandson of pioneer settler John Rowe, Jabez Sleeman Rowe, took on the family farm and married Martha Barbara Wright from Inglewood in 1902, consequently naming the farm Ingle Farm. In 1959, the South Australian Housing Trust purchased 3.0 km2 from the Rowe brothers and started a housing estate, with the first Housing Trust homes built in 1965 and 2,500 houses completed by 1975.

Ironbark
While the neighbouring districts of Cherry Gardens and Scott Creek were settled in the late 1830s, as colonists moved south of Adelaide, the locality of Ironbank received its early settlers somewhat later. In the 1850s, William Pole &endash; whose descendants still live in the area &endash; took up land at Noarlunga. Subsequently, Amelia, sister of William, met and married one Charles Morgan. Charles, who had arrived in South Australia as an infant in 1847, came to the area in 1870. Nearby, Thomas and Ellen Brown took up property and, in 1884, named their farm 'Ironbank' &endash; the reason for this, says local legend, was the prevalence of ironstone in the soil.

Joslin
Recalls Henry Joslin, a director of the South Australian company. Originally a private subdivision, the name approved in May 1925. Joslin is in the City of Norwood, Payneham St Peters.

Kensington
The name, originally given to a a private subdivision, recalls the locality in London, England. Following the first ballot for country sections in May 1838 a mere 17 months after the proclamation of South Australia, Kensington village was surveyed in November of the same year. In 1839 George Brunskill and George Reed each independently leased half of Section 290 from the South Australia Company and established Sandford and Heathpool Farm respectively.

Kensington Gardens
The name, originally given to a a private subdivision, recalls the famous park in London, England . It was formerly known as 'Pile's Paddock', after James Pile who was born in Yorkshire in 1800 and arrived in South Australia in 1849.

Kensington Park
An area formerly known as Shipster's Paddock that was originally a private subdivision. Shipster's Paddock was a favourite arena for Aboriginal celebrations The locality's boundaries were established in 1941. It includes portions formerly known as Boskenna, Roseville, Kensington Oval, St Michaels, North Kensington Park, Beulah estate, Halton Gardens and North Kensington. The name recalls the locality in London, England.

Kent Town
Recalls Dr.Benjamin Archer Kent M.D. Originally a private subdivision of land originally granted to George Barnes on 12/10/1841, transferred to Robert Torrens in 1846. Subdivided in 1854 by Green and Wadham.

Keswick
Originally the name of a private subdivision, it was adopted as a suburb name in 1944. It recalls a town in England.

Kidman Park
Kidman Park is a suburb in the City of Charles Sturt. The River Torrens runs through the suburb and there is a pedestrian walking or bike track that is a possible route to go to the City, beaches and even to the Adelaide Hills. The suburb's name honours Sir Sidney Kidman (1857-1935), the greatest pastoral landowner in modern history. Over time, benefitting from their experience and observation, he built a vast network of connected stations stretching from both the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Fitzroy River in Western Australia down into South Australia near the Flinders Ranges and also across New South Wales

Kilburn
Originally a private subdivision, previously known as Chicago. The name was altered in 1930. It recalls a suburb of London, England.

Kilkenny
Originally the name of a private subdivision which recalls a town in Ireland.

Kings Park
Originally the name of a private subdivision.

Kingston Park
Originally a private subdivision which takes its name from Kingston House. In 1936 a portion of Marino was added to it. A resident's proposal in 1964 to rename the area Marino was not accepted.

Kingswood
Originally a private subdivision believed to be named after a locality in England. The name was formally adopted 1945 to help eliminate superfluous subdivisions names as requested by surveyor-general. The area was subdivided from J Phillipson's Estate and various others between 1877 and 1942. Parts of today's suburb were once known as Kingswood Estate, Mitchamville, Kimberly, Kingswood Park, Brenchley Estate, and North Mitcham.

Klemzig in 1840

Klemzig
Originally a private subdivision named in 1838 after a town in Prussia from which many of its first residents had migrated. A proposed name change to Yaralin during a move to alter "names of enemy origin" was not accepted, however the name wasaltered to Gaza. It later reverted back to Klemzig. Kobandilla is now included in the suburb.

Kudla
The name was first used for the railway station, and is of Aboriginal origin. Kudla is a locality in the northern Adelaide suburbs, 34 km from the city centre, just south of Gawler.

Kurralta Park
An Aboriginal name meaning "up there", used originally as the name of Dr Wyatt's residence in burnside. The name was used for one of Burnside's oldest and finest mansions, built by Dr. William Wyatt in 1844. The name was adopted as a suburb name in 1944. It was proposed at one stage to be named Grassmere, but the original name was retained at the end of the negotiations.

Largs, Scotland

Largs Bay / Largs North
Name taken from Largs Bay which is named after Largs on the Firth Of Clyde, Scotland. Originally a private subdivision known as Largs. The. suburb name formally adopted in 1951.

Leabrook
Named after a town in England, the birth place of Mrs. Watts, an early resident of the area. Originally a private subdivision, a portion of which was part of Erindale.

Leawood Gardens
Originally the name of a private subdivision. Leawood Gardens has the smallest population of the City of Burns ide’s suburbs and for census purposes it is counted as part of Glen Osmond.