Keyneton, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Keyneton
State:sa
Lga:Mid Murray Council
Postcode:5353
Coordinates:-34.5539°N 139.135°W
Pushpin Label Position:left
Stategov:Schubert
Fedgov:Barker
Dist1:82
Dir1:NE
Location1:Adelaide
Dist2:17
Dir2:SW
Location2:Nuriootpa, South Australia
Near-N:Truro
Near-Ne:Towitta
Near-E:Sedan
Near-Se:Cambrai
Near-S:Eden Valley
Near-Sw:Flaxman Valley, Mount McKenzie
Near-W:Angaston
Near-Nw:Moculta

Keyneton is a locality in South Australia.[1] The town is in the Mid Murray Council local government area, 82km (51miles) north-east of the state capital, Adelaide.

The town was named after English pastoralist Joseph Keynes (related to the Keynes Family), who had settled the area in 1842 and whose descendants still live and farm in the area. It is in the Eden Valley wine region.

The historic former North Rhine Mine Engine House in Pine Hut Road and the Bridge Over the River Somme on the Sedan-Angaston Road are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[2] [3]

Notable people

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006 . 17 July 2007 . Australian Bureau of Statistics . 8 December 2009.
  2. Web site: Engine House for Direct Acting ('Bull') Pumping Engine, North Rhine Mine . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 28 May 2016.
  3. Web site: Bridge over the River Somme [Under-strutted Timber] ]. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 28 May 2016.