St Agnes, South Australia

St Agnes
Adelaide, South Australia
Hancock Road
Postcode(s) 5097
Location 15 km (9 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s) City of Tea Tree Gully
State electorate(s) Newland

St Agnes is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia. It is around 15 km northeast of the city centre. It is located in the City of Tea Tree Gully.

Facilities and amenities on the suburb include Ardtornish Primary School, founded in 1882, and the Steventon Post Office that opened around January 1859, to be renamed Tea Tree Gully in 1872, and Teatree Gully in 1925. Tea Tree Gully changed again in 1966 and finally became St Agnes in 1969.[1]

Ardtornish Primary School

Ardtornish Primary School is a state government R-7 coeducational school with an enrolment of about 500 students.[2] The original school was built in 1842 on the Lower North East Road in Hope Valley, and named after Ardtornish Castle in Scotland. In 1980 the school moved to its current site in St Agnes. An extensive history can be found on the School's website[3] along with a slightly shorter version "for younger readers".[4]

References

  1. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.
  2. ↑ Home, ardtornish.weebly.com
  3. ↑ The History of Ardtornish - for Older Readers, ardtornish.weebly.com
  4. ↑ The History of Ardtornish - for Younger Readers, ardtornish.weebly.com

Coordinates: 34°49′49″S 138°42′40″E / 34.83028°S 138.71111°E / -34.83028; 138.71111

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