Penfield, South Australia

Penfield
Adelaide, South Australia
Penfield
Coordinates 34°41′00″S 138°37′21″E / 34.68335°S 138.62259°E / -34.68335; 138.62259Coordinates: 34°41′00″S 138°37′21″E / 34.68335°S 138.62259°E / -34.68335; 138.62259
Postcode(s) 5121
LGA(s) City of Playford
State electorate(s) Taylor
Federal Division(s) Wakefield
Suburbs around Penfield:
Penfield Gardens MacDonald Park Andrews Farm
Virginia Penfield Davoren Park
Waterloo Corner Edinburgh Edinburgh North

Penfield is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Playford. The western part is mostly an industrial area wrapped around the northern sides of RAAF Base Edinburgh and south of the Max Fatchen Expressway. It includes an intermodal freight terminal on the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line operated by SCT Logistics with a large warehouse and distribution centre operated for Treasury Wine Estates.[1] The eastern part of Penfield is being developed for residential housing.[2]

History

The area was first settled in 1850 by William Penfield. The boundaries have varied several times before the current precise boundaries were set.[3]

The Zoar Bible Christian Church opened in 1855. It was demolished in 1956, but the cemetery remains, near the Max Fatchen Expressway, accessed from Argent Road or the Stuart O'Grady Bikeway.[4]

Penfield Post Office opened around 1856 and closed in 1951.[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Giuseppe Tauriello (15 April 2013). "Treasury Wine Estates' national distribution centre being built at Penfield". The Advertiser (News Corp). Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Eyre Penfield - AVJennings Community Development". AVJennings. Retrieved 30 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Placename Details: Penfield". Property Location Browser. Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure. 8 November 2011. SA0054311. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Zoar Bible Christian Cemetery Penfield, Playford, South Australia". Interment.net. Clear Digital Media. Retrieved 11 April 2015.
  5. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 26 May 2011.


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