Westbourne Park, South Australia
Encyclopedia
Westbourne Park is an inner southern suburb of the State capital of South Australia
, Adelaide
. The suburb was named after Westbourne, a village in Sussex, England, and was laid out in 1881.
The area was largely built up in the first three decades of the twentieth century, partly due to its proximity to Colonel Light Gardens Tram Line (no longer existent) . The tree-lined streets contain a large proportion of houses from this era. These range from Queen Anne and Mock Tudor houses to symmetrical buildings and Californian bungalows built mainly in red brick.
The southern area was first laid out as "homestead blocks" but was not gazetted. It was then known as Cottonville and it is probable that it was named after George W. Cotton
, who advocated the division of land into small holdings for "the working man". Much of the land was used as almond orchards.
A Blockers' sports day and picnic was reported in the Register of 13 April 1896 and the Chronicle of
18 April 1896.
The southernmost section around Constance Street to Angas Road was laid out as housing blocks by William Hamilton Sampson and Jessie Sanders in 1921 and was still known as Cottonville.
The northern part was originally a private subdivision of Section 253. The name was formally submitted by the City of Mitcham
at a council meeting held in 1945, and to help eliminate superfluous subdivision names, as requested by the Surveyor-General, Cottonville was included. The Westbourne Park Post Office opened on 10 February 1947 but was renamed Hawthorn in 1966.
and is serviced by the Belair Railway Line, the 200 bus route along Sussex Terrace and bus routes 210, 211, 213, 214, 215. 216, 217 and 218 along Goodwood Road
. Westbourne Park Primary School is located at the western boundary of the suburb, fronting on to Goodwood Road.
, Gault Ward
State government: Electoral district of Waite
in the SA House of Assembly
Federal government: Seat of Boothby
in the SA House of Representatives
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...
, 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...
. The suburb was named after Westbourne, a village in Sussex, England, and was laid out in 1881.
History
It was originally known as Cottonville and Unley Park. The suburb's borders are Cross Road, Goodwood Road, Grange Road, Sussex Terrace and the Belair train line.The area was largely built up in the first three decades of the twentieth century, partly due to its proximity to Colonel Light Gardens Tram Line (no longer existent) . The tree-lined streets contain a large proportion of houses from this era. These range from Queen Anne and Mock Tudor houses to symmetrical buildings and Californian bungalows built mainly in red brick.
The southern area was first laid out as "homestead blocks" but was not gazetted. It was then known as Cottonville and it is probable that it was named after George W. Cotton
George W. Cotton
George W. Cotton was a Member of the Legislative Council in South Australia, and a champion of the scheme to put working men onto small blocks on which they could carry out agricultural production.-Life:...
, who advocated the division of land into small holdings for "the working man". Much of the land was used as almond orchards.
A Blockers' sports day and picnic was reported in the Register of 13 April 1896 and the Chronicle of
18 April 1896.
The southernmost section around Constance Street to Angas Road was laid out as housing blocks by William Hamilton Sampson and Jessie Sanders in 1921 and was still known as Cottonville.
The northern part was originally a private subdivision of Section 253. The name was formally submitted by the City of Mitcham
City of Mitcham
The City of Mitcham is a Local Government Area situated in the foothills of eastern Adelaide, South Australia. Within its bounds is Flinders University, South Australia's third largest....
at a council meeting held in 1945, and to help eliminate superfluous subdivision names, as requested by the Surveyor-General, Cottonville was included. The Westbourne Park Post Office opened on 10 February 1947 but was renamed Hawthorn in 1966.
Transport
Part of the Mitcham Council district, it is approximately 7 kilometres south of the Central Business DistrictCentral business district
A central business district is the commercial and often geographic heart of a city. In North America this part of a city is commonly referred to as "downtown" or "city center"...
and is serviced by the Belair Railway Line, the 200 bus route along Sussex Terrace and bus routes 210, 211, 213, 214, 215. 216, 217 and 218 along Goodwood Road
Goodwood Road, Adelaide
Goodwood Road is a major north-south arterial road, approximately 10 kilometres long, in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs between the Adelaide city centre and the suburbs of Pasadena and Panorama, and has a speed limit of ....
. Westbourne Park Primary School is located at the western boundary of the suburb, fronting on to Goodwood Road.
Politics
Local government: City of MitchamCity of Mitcham
The City of Mitcham is a Local Government Area situated in the foothills of eastern Adelaide, South Australia. Within its bounds is Flinders University, South Australia's third largest....
, Gault Ward
State government: Electoral district of Waite
Electoral district of Waite
Waite is an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia. Named after Peter Waite, a 19th entrepreneur and philanthropist in the current area of the electorate, it is a 30.6km² urban electorate in Adelaide's inner south-eastern suburbs, taking in the...
in the SA House of Assembly
Federal government: Seat of Boothby
Division of Boothby
The Division of Boothby is an Australian Electoral Division in South Australia. The division was created in 1903 and is named after William Boothby , the Returning Officer for the first election of Members of the House of Representatives in 1901....
in the SA House of Representatives