Heathpool, South Australia Explained

Type:	suburb
Heathpool
City:	Adelaide
State:	sa
Lga:	City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
Postcode:	5068
Area:	0.2
Stategov:	Bragg
Fedgov:	Sturt
Near-N:	Marryatville
Near-W:	Toorak Gardens
Near-E:	Leabrook
Near-S:	Tusmore

Heathpool is a residential suburb of Adelaide, Australia, east of the city, in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters.

History

It was one of three large properties in the Marryatville area, and named by early settler George Reed, after his home in Hethpool, Northumberland.^{[1] [2]}

The house at 11 Northumberland Avenue was owned by Henry Woodhouse Crompton for many years.^[3]

Further reading

Much of the early history of Kensington, Marryatville and Heathpool are described in this article, which has been split by the scanning process on Trove (and is followed by other articles related to the area):

• News: Kensington and Marryatville . . LXXX . 5,960 . South Australia . 21 April 1923 . 40 . National Library of Australia. (Part one of single article)
• News: For the Wealthy and Industrious. . . LXXX . 5,960 . South Australia . 21 April 1923 . 40 . National Library of Australia. (Part two of Kensington and Marryatville article)

Notes and References

1. News: For the Wealthy and Industrious. . . LXXX . 5,960 . South Australia . 21 April 1923 . 26 July 2019 . 40 . National Library of Australia. Far right column, at the bottom..
2. It seems likely that Northumberland Road was named after or by him, and Wooler street after the nearby town of Wooler in Northumberland.
3. Web site: State Library of South Australia. Heathpool. 25 July 2019.