Leighton, South Australia

Leighton
South Australia
Leighton
Coordinates 33°40′S 138°48′E / 33.66°S 138.80°E / -33.66; 138.80Coordinates: 33°40′S 138°48′E / 33.66°S 138.80°E / -33.66; 138.80
Postcode(s) 5417 [1]
LGA(s) Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s) Stuart [1]
Federal Division(s) Grey [1]
Localities around Leighton:
Booborowie Booborowie Burra
Andrews Leighton Burra
Hilltown Gum Creek Burra
Footnotes Coordinates[2]

Leighton (originally Baldry) is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[1] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[2][3]

The settlement began as a private subdivision known as Baldry, which was first put up for auction in January 1875.[4] It subsequently adopted the name of Leighton, which was the name of a family of early settlers in the area.[5]

Leighton Post Office opened as Baldry Post Office in 1877 but was soon renamed; it closed in 1920.[6][7] The Baldry (later Leighton) Wesleyan Church opened in the 1870s; its date of closure is unknown.[8][9] The Leighton Hall opened in 1909 and was demolished in 2003.[10][11]

Leighton School opened in 1880 and closed in 1989.[3] The former school's World War I honour roll is now preserved at the Booborowie Institute.[12]

Leighton Cricket Club was formed in 1929; its date of closure is unknown.[13] Leighton Golf Club opened in 1932, but there is no reference to it after 1941.[14] Leighton was also an early council seat for the District Council of Booborowie, prior to the construction of a council chambers at Booborowie itself.[15]

The locality is zoned for use in primary production, mainly for agricultural uses, with a small amount of land used for grazing livestock.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Place Names of South Australia - L". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Advertising". South Australian Register. XL, (8782). South Australia. 7 January 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "BOOBOROWIE". Kapunda Herald. XL, (3, 249). South Australia. 29 July 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Baldry". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Leighton". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ↑ "CORRESPONDENCE". Burra Record. II, (70). South Australia. 31 October 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "Burra Churches". Burra History Group. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  10. ↑ "OPENING OF LEIGHTON HALL". Burra Record. VX, (881). South Australia. 8 December 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Leighton Reunion This Weekend". Burra Broadcaster. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  12. ↑ "Leighton School Roll of Honour". Monument Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  13. ↑ "Advertising". Burra Record. 50, (50). South Australia. 18 December 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ↑ "LEIGHTON GOLF CLUB". Burra Record. 53, (26). South Australia. 29 June 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ↑ "Advertising". South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail. XIX, (982). South Australia. 16 June 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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