Fitzroy is an inner northern
suburb
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of
Adelaide
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from the
Adelaide city centre
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, in the state of
South Australia
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, within the
City of Prospect
The City of Prospect is an inner urban local government area (LGA) in Adelaide, South Australia. The council seat is the unusually-large suburb of Prospect, which makes up almost two thirds of the tiny council area, which is less than . Establis ...
. It ranks among the most expensive suburban areas in
South Australia
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. It is adjacent to
Prospect
Prospect may refer to:
General
* Prospect (marketing), a marketing term describing a potential customer
* Prospect (sports), any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for the team
* Prospect (minin ...
,
Ovingham
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The River Tyne provided an obstacle between Ovi ...
,
Thorngate and, across the
Adelaide Park Lands
The Adelaide Park Lands are the figure-eight of land spanning both banks of the River Torrens between Hackney and Thebarton and separating the City of Adelaide area (which includes both Adelaide city centre and North Adelaide) from the surro ...
,
North Adelaide
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History
Surveyor-General Colonel William Light of the colo ...
.
Location
Fitzroy is bounded on the west by Cotton Street, on the south by
Fitzroy Terrace, on the east by
Prospect Road
Prospect Road is a north–south road in the inner north suburbs of Adelaide, Australia.
Route
The road commences at the intersection with Waldaree Street in the industrial suburb of Gepps Cross and heads directly south, crossing Grand Juncti ...
and on the north by Whinham and Halstead streets. Fitzroy is essentially a residential suburb, overlooking the northern
Adelaide parklands
The Adelaide Park Lands are the figure-eight of land spanning both banks of the River Torrens between Hackney and Thebarton and separating the City of Adelaide area (which includes both Adelaide city centre and North Adelaide) from the surr ...
.
Features
Aside from a
Mormon
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meetinghouse overlooking
Torrens Road
Torrens Road is an arterial road in the northwestern suburbs of Adelaide, Australia. The road is aligned southeast to northwest and is parallel with Port Road for most of its length.
Route
It commences at the City Ring Route along the edge of ...
,
there are no non-residential facilities within the bounds of Fitzroy. The closest schools are in the northerly-adjacent and much larger
Prospect
Prospect may refer to:
General
* Prospect (marketing), a marketing term describing a potential customer
* Prospect (sports), any player whose rights are owned by a professional team, but who has yet to play a game for the team
* Prospect (minin ...
.
Transport
The main north–south arterial traffic routes of
Churchill Road
Churchill Road (and its northern section as Churchill Road North) is an arterial road in the inner northern suburbs of Adelaide, Australia.
Route
Churchill Road North commences at the intersection of Port Wakefield Road and Montague Roads in ...
and Prospect Road pass to the west and east of Fitzroy, and the
City Ring Route passes along the southern edge of the suburb. Prospect Road is served by the G10 bus service and Churchill Road by the 235 bus service. The
Ovingham railway station to the west is within easy walking distance of all parts of Fitzroy.
References
{{City of Prospect suburbs
Suburbs of Adelaide