__NOTOC__ Erskine is a locality in the Australian state of

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a state in the southern central part of Australia. It covers some of the most arid parts of the country. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories ...

located about north of the state capital of

Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ...

and about north-east of the municipal seat in Orroroo. Its boundaries were created on 16 December 1999 for the “long established name” and includes the site of the now-ceased Government Town of Dawlish. Its name is derived from the cadastral unit of the Hundred of Erskine which it shares with the locality of Orroroo and which was named after

William West-Erskine William Alexander Erskine West-Erskine , M.A., (12 September 1839 – 25 October 1892) was a politician in South Australia. West-Erskine was the eldest son of Rev. William James West, M.A., Rector of Delgany, Ireland, by his marriage with Elmin ...

, a former member of the South Australian Parliament. Land use within the locality is ’primary production’ and is concerned with “agricultural production and the grazing of stock on relatively large holdings.” Some land in its south has been gazetted as a

protected area Protected areas or conservation areas are locations which receive protection because of their recognized natural, ecological or cultural values. There are several kinds of protected areas, which vary by level of protection depending on the ena ...

known as the

Black Rock Conservation Park Black Rock Conservation Park is a protected area located in the Australian state of South Australia in the locality of Erskine, South Australia, Erskine about north of the state capital of Adelaide city centre, Adelaide and about east of Orroro ...

. Erskine is located within the federal division of

Grey Grey (more common in British English) or gray (more common in American English) is an intermediate color between black and white. It is a neutral or achromatic color, meaning literally that it is "without color", because it can be composed o ...

, the state electoral district of Stuart and the local government area of the

District Council of Orroroo Carrieton The District Council of Orroroo Carrieton is a local government area in the Yorke and Mid North region of South Australia. The principal towns are Orroroo and Carrieton; it also includes the localities of Belton, Black Rock, Coomooroo, Erski ...

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