Stockwell, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Stockwell
State:SA
Coordinates:-34.434°N 139.0538°W
Lga:Barossa Council
Lga2:Light Regional Council
Stategov:Schubert
Fedgov:Barker
Near-Ne:Truro
Near-Se:Moculta

Stockwell is a settlement in South Australia.[1] At the, Stockwell had a population of 534. Stockwell is named after Samuel Stockwell, an early landowner in the area.[2] Stockwell was a station on the Truro railway line from 1917 to 1968 when the line closed to regular service, and closed completely in 1992. [3]

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: Property Location Browser . . 23 October 2014 . 12 October 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .
  3. https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106743602 Truro railways stopping place