Lewiston, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Lewiston
State:SA
Postcode:5501
Dist1:6
Dir1:E
Location1:Two Wells
Dist2:5
Dir2:NW
Location2:Angle Vale
Dist3:12
Dir4:W
Location3:Gawler
Dist4:56
Dir5:N
Location4:Adelaide
Lga:Adelaide Plains Council
Stategov:Taylor
Fedgov:Grey
Coordinates:-34.6044°N 138.5914°W
Near-N:Reeves Plains
Near-Ne:Ward Belt
Near-E:Gawler River
Near-Se:Angle Vale
Near-S:Penfield Gardens
Near-Sw:Virginia
Near-W:Two Wells
Near-Nw:Korunye

Lewiston is a semi-rural locality in South Australia, 6 km east of Two Wells, 12 km west of Gawler and 56 km from the Adelaide city centre. At the 2011 census, Lewiston had a population of 2,947.

Lewiston is an animal and crop farming area.

Lewiston was named by local residents in December 1864, in honour of James William Lewis, Post Master General of South Australia from 1861 until 1869.[1] Lewis had approved a branch Post Office for the Lewiston district, which was to operate from the school house.[1]

The name Lewiston was first used when the branch Post Office opened on 1 February 1865. The first Post Mistress was Isabella Mitchell, wife of the school master William Mitchell.

The school opened in January 1857 and was known as the Port Gawler East school. In 1866 the name of the school was changed to Lewiston. The school closed in 1944 and was demolished.

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  1. Porter (2015)