Kenton Valley, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Kenton Valley
State:sa
Established:2013 (boundaries); 1839 (settlement)
Postcode:5233
Dist1:4.5
Dir1:south
Location1:Gumeracha
Dist2:5.5
Dir2:north
Location2:Lobethal
Lga:Adelaide Hills Council
Stategov:Morialta
Fedgov:Mayo
Coordinates:-34.85°N 138.89°W
Near-N:Gumeracha
Near-Ne:Birdwood
Near-Se:Mount Torrens
Near-S:Lobethal
Near-W:Cudlee Creek
Footnotes:[1]

Kenton Valley is a locality named for a valley located between Gumeracha and Lobethal, about 40km (30miles) east of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area.

The area contains cherry and strawberry farms and a golf course. It is sparsely populated, and residents rely on nearby Gumeracha for educational and commercial services.

The town developed on a parcel of land taken up by the South Australian Company.[2] The first manager of the station was William Beavis Randell who named a home he built, Kenton Park, after his home town in Devon.[2]

The Kenton Valley Post Office operated from 1873 to 1973.[3] The school operated from 1904 to 1943.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Kenton Valley (LOCB) . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser Report . SA0067992 . 21 November 2013 . 4 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
  2. Web site: Historical Town Information . 7 May 2008 . Adelaide Hills Council . 26 October 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110926220704/http://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1254 . 26 September 2011 .
  3. Web site: Placename Details: Kenton Valley Post Office . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser Report . SA0067851 . 27 June 2013 . 4 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .
  4. Web site: Placename Details: Kenton Valley General School . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser Report . SA0067893 . 27 June 2013 . 4 March 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 . dead .