Ottoway, South Australia Explained

Type:suburb
Ottoway
City:Adelaide
State:sa
Lga:City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Postcode:5013
Stategov:Port Adelaide
Fedgov:Hindmarsh
Near-Nw:Gillman
Near-Ne:Wingfield
Near-S:Pennington, Athol Park
Near-Se:Mansfield Park
Dist1:2.5
Dir1:E
Location1:Port Adelaide
Dist2:12
Dir2:NW
Location2:Adelaide city centre
Coordinates:-34.8467°N 138.5356°W
Use Lga Map:yes

Ottoway is an industrial suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield local government area. It is around 12km (07miles) west-northwest of the city centre.

The suburb was laid out on section 1160, Hundred of Port Adelaide, the grant of which was in 1851 secured by one George Dale.When the land was subdivided in 1883 the surveyors and vendors Ferry, Moore & Wallmann named the suburb "Ottoway".[1] Geoff Manning, in his Place Names of South Australia, idiosyncratically gives the spelling "Ottaway", and gives as its derivation the publican Thomas Finch Ottaway (c. 1816 – 21 July 1867), who in 1853 purchased the land from George Dale.[2] Ottoway's northern and western boundaries lie mainly along the Dry Creek-Port Adelaide railway line, and Grand Junction Road forms the suburb's southern boundary. The Port River Expressway also goes through this suburb.

Notes and References

  1. News: Advertising . . XLVIII . 11,390 . South Australia . 17 May 1883 . 2 June 2017 . 8 . National Library of Australia.
  2. Web site: Place Names of South Australia. Geoff Manning. State Library of South Australia. 2 June 2017.