Dudley Park, South Australia

Dudley Park
Adelaide, South Australia
Established 1909[1]
Postcode(s) 5008[2]
Location 3 km (2 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s) City of Port Adelaide Enfield[2]
State electorate(s) Croydon[3]
Federal Division(s) Adelaide[4]
Suburbs around Dudley Park:
Ferryden Park Regency Park Kilburn
Croydon Park Dudley Park Prospect
Renown Park Devon Park Prospect

Dudley Park, is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, located approximately 3 kilometres north-west of the CBD.[5] The suburb is bordered by Regency Road (north), Simpson Avenue (south), the Adelaide-Gawler railway line (east), and a line directly north-south from the Harrison Road-Simpson Avenue intersection to Regency Road (west).

The Dudley Park Cemetery is located within the suburb at the corner of Simpson Avenue and Exeter Terrace.

Two railway stations border the suburb, Islington railway station and Dudley Park railway station.

The suburb was named after William Humble Ward, 2nd Earl of Dudley who was the Governor-General of Australia from 1908 to 1911.[1][2]

Government

Dudley Park is located within the local government area of the Port Adelaide Enfield , the state Electoral District of Croydon and the federal Division of Adelaide[4][2][3]

References

  1. 1 2 Manning, G. "Place Names of South Australia - D, Dudley Park". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search result for "Dudley Park" (SUB) (Record id no. SA0020937)". Land Services, Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 "District of Croydon map". ELECTORAL COMMISSION SA. 2014. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
  4. 1 2 "http://www.aec.gov.au/profiles/sa/files/2011/2011-aec-a4-map-sa-adelaide.pdf" (PDF). Australian Electorate Commission. 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2015. External link in |title= (help)
  5. ↑ 2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition. UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd). 2003. ISBN 0-7319-1441-4.

Coordinates: 34°52′49″S 138°34′47″E / 34.880320°S 138.579630°E / -34.880320; 138.579630

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