Largs North is a
suburb in the Australian state of
South Australia
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located on the
Lefevre Peninsula in the west of
Adelaide
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about northwest of the
Adelaide city centre
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.
Description
Largs North is bounded to the north by the suburb of
Taperoo at Strathfield Terrace, to the south by the suburb of
Largs Bay at Walcot and Warwick Streets and in the west and east by Gulf St Vincent and the suburb of
Port Adelaide with the boundary in the middle of the
Port River
The Port River (officially known as the Port Adelaide River) is part of a tidal estuary located north of the Adelaide city centre in the Australian state of South Australia. It has been used as a shipping channel since the beginning of European ...
respectively.
Largs North is essentially a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern side of the suburb.
Facilities
The local high school is Ocean View College Gedville Campus, in nearby
Taperoo. There is a nursing home on Victoria Road and an RSL club on Carnarvon Terrace. Largs North Oval overlooking Victoria Road is the main outdoor recreational reserve in the suburb.
The eastern side of the suburb, by the Port riverside is known as Snowden Beach and is the former location of a
sulphuric acid works, which is connected to a freight railway. There is a swinging basin in the area, and it is the site of Port River Sailing Club and Port Adelaide Rowing Club.
Transport
The 157 and 333 buses service
Military Road
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* Part of the A8 (Sydney) between Neutral Bay and Mosman
* Military Road, part of Route 39, Melbourne
* Military Road, off Wanneroo Road just north ...
, while the 150 services Carnarvon Terrace. The suburb is serviced by two train stations on the
Outer Harbor railway line
The Outer Harbor railway line is a suburban branch line in Adelaide, South Australia. It runs from Adelaide station through the north western suburbs to Port Adelaide and Outer Harbor. It is 21.9 kilometres in length, and shares part of its ru ...
,
Draper
Draper was originally a term for a retailer or wholesaler of cloth that was mainly for clothing. A draper may additionally operate as a cloth merchant or a haberdasher.
History
Drapers were an important trade guild during the medieval period ...
and
Largs North
Largs North is a suburb in the Australian state of South Australia located on the Lefevre Peninsula in the west of Adelaide about northwest of the Adelaide city centre.
Description
Largs North is bounded to the north by the suburb of Taperoo ...
stations.
Governance
Largs North is located within the federal division of
Hindmarsh, the state electoral district of
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 ...
and the local government area of 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 ...
.
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References
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Suburbs of Adelaide
Lefevre Peninsula