Glossop is a small town in the

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region of

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. It was gazetted in 1921 as the town in a

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area after the

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and was named after Admiral Glossop, who had been in command of when it sank in 1914. At the 2016 census, Glossop had a population of 984.

Local area and surrounds

Glossop has a population of around 984. Berri Estates, a large

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originally owned by a local

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but now owned by

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, is located near the centre of Glossop. It is the home of Rivergum Christian College Glossop Primary School and Glossop High School, one of the region's four public high schools (the others are at Loxton,

Waikerie Waikerie ( ) is a rural town in the Riverland region of South Australia on the south bank of the Murray River. At the , Waikerie had a population of 2,684. The Sturt Highway passes to the south of the town at the top of the cliffs. There is a ca ...

and Renmark). Although one of the smaller towns of South Australia's Riverland region, Glossop has a

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of Australian

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, a small deli (in the Australian sense of the word), two petrol stations, and some hardware shops. It also has a

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Temple. It is on the Old

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, between the more major towns of

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and Berri. Glossop also has a motel outside which is situated Captain Glossop's Anchor. Glossop is one of the few Riverland towns that do not have frontage with the

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. Other towns of this nature include Monash and Yamba, the gateway to the Riverland from the Victorian border.

Governance

Glossop is in the

Berri Barmera Council Berri Barmera Council is a local government area in the Riverland region of South Australia. It includes the towns of Barmera, Berri, Cobdogla, Glossop, Katarapko, Loveday and Winkie, and parts of Monash and Overland Corner. History The B ...

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, the state electorate of Chaffey and the

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{{authority control Towns in South Australia Australian soldier settlements Riverland 1921 establishments in Australia

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Governance

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