Mayfield, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Mayfield
State:sa
Coordinates:-33.35°N 138.65°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Northern Areas Council[1]
Postcode:5454
Stategov:Stuart
Fedgov:Grey
Near-E:Canowie
Near-Se:Canowie
Near-S:Hacklins Corner
Near-Sw:Washpool
Near-W:Washpool
Near-Nw:Bundaleer North
Near-N:Belalie East
Near-Ne:Belalie East

Mayfield is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia. It is situated in the Northern Areas Council.

The name and boundaries were formally established in April 2001, with the name having been proposed by the council. There is some ambiguity about the origin of the name: the state place name gazetteer records it as being "possibly [named] after the local road"; however, there is no current road by that name in Mayfield, but there is a Mayfield Homestead.[2]

It occupies roughly the north-eastern quarter of the cadastral Hundred of Reynolds.

The locality is entirely rural in nature, and a series of rough dirt roads are the only means of vehicle access through the area.[3]

The historic Coolootoo Shepherd's Hut, a remnant of the significant Old Canowie Station, is located on the boundary between Mayfield and its northern neighbour Belalie East, and is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Search result(s) for Mayfield, 5454 . Government of South Australia . Location SA Map Viewer . 3 April 2016.
  2. Web site: Search result(s) for Mayfield, 5454 . Government of South Australia . Property Location Browser . 4 April 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . 12 October 2016 .
  3. Web site: Mayfield SA 5454 . Google Maps . 4 April 2016.
  4. Web site: Coolootoo Shepherd's Hut . Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources . South Australian Heritage Register . 3 April 2016.