Enfield is a suburb in
Adelaide
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,
Australia
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. The suburb is about a 10-minute drive north from
Adelaide city centre
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. The suburb is bordered by
Gepps Cross
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to the north,
Blair Athol to the west,
Clearview to the east, and
Prospect,
Sefton Park
Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name, located roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park. Neighbouring districts include modern-day Toxteth, Aigburth, ...
and
Broadview to the south.
History
Enfield was established as a village in 1843 by George Hickox as group of 44 quarter-acre blocks. Hickox named the village after his birthplace in
Middlesex
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,
United Kingdom
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. The name "Enfield" is derived from the
Anglo-Saxon
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word ''enedfeld'' meaning "duck field".
Heritage listings
Two houses and one church in Enfield are listed on the
South Australian Heritage Register
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.
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Pine Forest in Gurney Terrace, was built in the 1850s by colonist Charles French Folland Snr.
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Barton Vale in Walker Court was the first "grand home" built by pastoralist
Edmund Bowman, who arrived in the colony in 1839. The house was originally part of a farm, and was occupied by the Bowman family until 1922. After being acquired by the
Salvation Army
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,
it was became Barton Vale Girls' Home. Taken over by the state government in 1947, it was renamed Vaughan House Training School for Girls, named after Adelaide social reformer Dorothy Vaughan (1881–1974), and used as a government-run
reformatory
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("home for wayward girls"
[) and known as Vaughan House until 1979. From then until 1993 it was renamed the South Australian Youth Remand and Assessment Centre. Singer-songwriter ]Ruby Hunter
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Early life
Ruby Hunter was born on 31 ...
was placed in this home after having an argument with her foster brother in the family in which she had been previously placed.
St. Clement's Anglican Church
on Main North Road
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had its Foundation Stone laid on the 27th July 1858 but the Church was not opened for worship until 1867. The church was designed by James William Cole in the Gothic Style on land donated by William Bartley. In 1878 the boundaries of the parish extended ‘from Prospect Village, north of North Adelaide to within 12½ miles of Gawler, including the districts of Enfield, Salisbury and Virginia’. It become known as the “Little Church on the Hill” and it was a landmark for ships coming into port
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. For many years the Emblem of the City of Enfield
The City of Enfield (formerly District Council of Yatala South) was a local government area of South Australia from 1868 to 1996. It was known as Yatala South up until 1933, which was named for its local government area predecessor, the Distric ...
depicted St. Clement’s Church in the top right hand corner. In 1969 urgent repairs were needed to maintain the old building. Advice from independent sources, including th
National Trust
agreed that major restorations needed to be carried out to preserve the old church. Services are still conducted at the church each Sunday.
Government
Enfield is governed by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield, located across inner north and north-western suburbs of Adelaide, is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. It was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Por ...
council (seated at Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is the main port for the ...
) at the local government level. The council has one of its main offices located in the Enfield Public Library, the site of the seat of the former City of Enfield
The City of Enfield (formerly District Council of Yatala South) was a local government area of South Australia from 1868 to 1996. It was known as Yatala South up until 1933, which was named for its local government area predecessor, the Distric ...
, which amalgamated with the City of Port Adelaide in 1996.
At state government level, Enfield is contained in the state electoral district of Enfield
Enfield is a single-member electoral district for the South Australian House of Assembly. Named after the suburb of the same name, it is a suburban electorate in Adelaide's inner north, taking in the suburbs of Blair Athol, Broadview, Clear ...
.
The Enfield electorate was first created in 1956-1970 and then later re-established as a part of the 1998 electorate redistributions. Another redistribution in 2003 resulted in the alteration of the southern border.
Education
Enfield has two public schools, Enfield High School
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and Enfield Primary School. Enfield High (now merged with Roma Mitchell Secondary College
Roma Mitchell Secondary College (RMSC) is a public state secondary school in Adelaide, South Australia. It was established in 2011 by combining four previous schools, Ross Smith Secondary School, Enfield High School, Gepps Cross Girls High and G ...
) is located on Grand Junction Road
Grand Junction Road is the longest east–west thoroughfare in the Adelaide metropolitan area, traversing through Adelaide's northern suburbs approximately 8 kilometres north of the Adelaide city centre.
Route
Travelling from the Port Adelaide r ...
. Enfield Primary is located nearby.
St Gabriel's School in Whittington Street is a Catholic
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primary school with enrolments from Reception to Year 7. It is the parish school of the Good Shepherd Church in Clearview.
Shopping
Enfield has a small shopping centre located near the library, which includes Enfield Post Office. The southern end of Enfield is well serviced by Northpark Shopping Centre, Regency Plaza and Sefton Plaza, located in the neighbouring suburbs of Prospect and Sefton Park
Sefton Park is a public park in south Liverpool, England. The park is in a district of the same name, located roughly within the historic bounds of the large area of Toxteth Park. Neighbouring districts include modern-day Toxteth, Aigburth, ...
.
Transport
Several bus routes travel from Adelaide CBD
Adelaide city centre (Kaurna language, Kaurna: Tarndanya) is the inner city locality of Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. It is known by locals simply as "the City" or "Town" to distinguish it from Greater Adelaid ...
to various destinations in the northern suburbs via Main North Road
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, on Enfield's western boundary. Circle Line route 300 services Regency Road on the southern boundary of Enfield and links the suburb with various destinations, such as Arndale Shopping Centre and Norwood. Bus routes 237 and 361 travel along Grand Junction Road on the northern boundary of Enfield to Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide CBD. It is also the namesake of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council, a suburb, a federal and state electoral division and is the main port for the ...
, Valley View and Tea Tree Plaza.
See also
*List of Adelaide suburbs
This is a list of the suburbs of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia, with their postcodes and local government areas (LGAs). This article does not include suburbs and localities within the Adelaide Hills region.
Adelaide's most expe ...
*City of Enfield
The City of Enfield (formerly District Council of Yatala South) was a local government area of South Australia from 1868 to 1996. It was known as Yatala South up until 1933, which was named for its local government area predecessor, the Distric ...
References
External links
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
Northpark Shopping Centre
{{City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburbs
Suburbs of Adelaide