Merriton is a
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in
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 ...
beside the
Augusta Highway
Augusta Highway is the part of Australia's ring route (Highway 1) located in South Australia between Port Wakefield and Port Augusta.
Route
Augusta Highway starts at the intersection with Eyre and Stuart Highways in Port Augusta West, then ...
between
Crystal Brook and
Redhill.
The town was named in the 1870s for the president of the local cricket club, George Merrit, by John Millar, former member of parliament.
History
Merriton was originally a private subdivision of section 97 of the
Hundred of Crystal Brook,
County of Victoria, at the point just south of where the main road from
Clements Gap to
Crystal Brook crossed the
Broughton River.
[ (map image)] The name and boundaries for the long-established locality were formalised in 2001.
References
Towns in South Australia
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