Bridgewater, South Australia
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Bridgewater is a town in the Adelaide Hills
, southeast of Adelaide
in South Australia
.
It is the former end of the Adelaide-Bridgewater railway line
; this route was closed in 1987. The railway was converted to standard gauge
in 1995 and continues to be the main line from Adelaide to Melbourne, but no trains stop at the now demolished Bridgewater railway station
.
Cox Creek (named after the explorer Robert Cock
, who led an expedition through this area in December 1837), runs through Bridgewater, and the town was originally settled as Cox Creek. It was renamed Bridgewater when the flour mill was built by John Dunn, who named it after Bridgwater
in Somerset
, England
.
Adelaide Hills
The Adelaide Hills are part of the Mount Lofty Ranges, east of the city of Adelaide in the state of South Australia. It is unofficially centred on the largest town in the area, Mount Barker, which has a population of around 29,000 and is also one of Australia's fastest growing towns.- History :The...
, southeast of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
in South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
.
It is the former end of the Adelaide-Bridgewater railway line
Bridgewater railway line, Adelaide
The Bridgewater line is a former passenger railway service in the Adelaide Hills. It was a single broad gauge track extension of the twin broad gauge Belair line, the service being withdrawn in 1987.It ran through the suburbs of...
; this route was closed in 1987. The railway was converted to standard gauge
Standard gauge
The standard gauge is a widely-used track gauge . Approximately 60% of the world's existing railway lines are built to this gauge...
in 1995 and continues to be the main line from Adelaide to Melbourne, but no trains stop at the now demolished Bridgewater railway station
Bridgewater railway station, Adelaide
Bridgewater railway station was a railway station located in the Adelaide Hills suburb of Bridgewater and was 37.2km or 23 miles, 32 chains away from Adelaide by rail....
.
Cox Creek (named after the explorer Robert Cock
Robert Cock
Robert Cock was one of the first European explorers of the Adelaide region of South Australia following the establishment of the new colony in December 1836...
, who led an expedition through this area in December 1837), runs through Bridgewater, and the town was originally settled as Cox Creek. It was renamed Bridgewater when the flour mill was built by John Dunn, who named it after Bridgwater
Bridgwater
Bridgwater is a market town and civil parish in Somerset, England. It is the administrative centre of the Sedgemoor district, and a major industrial centre. Bridgwater is located on the major communication routes through South West England...
in Somerset
Somerset
The ceremonial and non-metropolitan county of Somerset in South West England borders Bristol and Gloucestershire to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to the south-west. It is partly bounded to the north and west by the Bristol Channel and the estuary of the...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
.