Cherryville, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Cherryville
State:sa
Coordinates:-34.9119°N 138.7653°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in South Australia
Lga:Adelaide Hills Council
Postcode:5134
Est:1840
Elevation:493
Stategov:Heysen
Fedgov:Mayo
Dist1:15
Location1:Adelaide

Cherryville is a small town in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It was named in around 1840 after the native cherry trees that grew in the area,[1] although some historians claim that it was not named until 1892, when horticultural cherry plantings became widespread in the area.[2] Prior to this, land holdings were typically of around 100acres and used primarily for pastoralism or small-scale vegetable gardens.

Cherryville Post Office opened on 2 January 1899 and closed in 1974.[3]

The town received national attention in May 2013 when the 2013 Cherryville bushfire burnt out 670ha of scrub and farmland surrounding the district. The fire was notable in that it occurred outside the fire-ban season, leading to calls to review the State's fire ban policy.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Hines , Lucy Maymon . Environs of Norton Summit . East Torrens Historical Society (1996) . 1937.
  2. Book: Rick Bzowy Architects . Simon Weidenhofer . Robyn Taylor . Bill Smith . East Torrens Heritage Survey . Department for Environment and Natural Resources . February 1994 . 30 .
  3. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 26 May 2011.
  4. Web site: Adelaide Hills bushfire prompts policy review to extend fire danger season . Sam Kelton . Steve Rice . Brad Crouch . The Daily Telegraph. 12 May 2013 . 13 May 2013 .