Swanport Explained

Type:town
Swanport
State:sa
Coordinates:-35.153°N 139.312°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Rural City of Murray Bridge
Postcode:5253
Stategov:Hammond
Fedgov:Barker
Near-Nw:Murray Bridge
Near-N:Murray Bridge
Near-Ne:Long Flat
Near-E:Monteith
Near-Se:Monteith
Near-S:Riverglen
Near-Sw:Murray Bridge South
Near-W:Murray Bridge South
Footnotes:Coordinates

Swanport, also formerly known as Thompson's Crossing and Thomson's Landing, is a suburban satellite locality of Murray Bridge in South Australia on the west (right) bank of the Murray River adjacent to Swanport Bridge.[1] Its boundaries were formalised in March 2000 to cover a portion of semi-urban land immediately south of the South Eastern Freeway adjacent to the Swanport Bridge, which is the main road freight route over the Murray.[1] It is named for the docking place on the west bank of the Murray which was home to "numerous swans"[1] and also known as Thomson's Landing.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Swanport (Locality Bounded) . Property Location Browser . 20 September 2017 . . 11 July 2006 . SA0040330 . Previous Name: Thompsons Crossing; Derivation of Name: Numerous Swans In The Locality.
  2. Web site: Placename Details: Thomsons Landing Locality Unbounded) . Property Location Browser . 20 September 2017 . . 11 July 2006 . SA0003966.