Elizabeth West was a northern suburb of

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located within the

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. It was established in 1955 as a satellite suburb to the

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town centre. In 1993, the northern part of Elizabeth West was merged with Elizabeth Field to form the new suburb of

Davoren Park Davoren Park is a suburb at the northern extent of the Adelaide metropolitan area, South Australia in the City of Playford. The suburb was formed as part of a merger between Elizabeth Field and the northern part of Elizabeth West on 11 November ...

. On October 27, 2011, the remaining portion of Elizabeth West, along with some land from Penfield to its west, was combined to create the new suburb of Edinburgh North. The northern part of Elizabeth West, located north of Womma Road, was primarily residential, while the southern area, now part of Edinburgh North, was mainly industrial. The suburb had convenient access to transportation through the Womma and

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stations, which served the Gawler railway line.

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