Nailsworth is a suburb four km north of
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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. The suburb borders
Sefton Park,
Prospect,
Broadview,
Medindie Gardens and
Collinswood
Collinswood is a suburb of Adelaide spanning the boundary of the Prospect and the Port Adelaide Enfield local government areas.
Adelaide's Australian Broadcasting Corporation Studios are located in the suburb on the corner of North East Road a ...
. The
North Road Cemetery is located within the suburb and was founded by
Bishop Augustus Short in 1853. It contains the graves of some prominent South Australians.
Government
Nailsworth is located in the
City of Prospect local government area.
History
Nailsworth was the location of the first post office of Prospect from 1861 to about 1872. The post office was located at First avenue (First Street, 1860–1901). Two tall palm trees were planted in front of the post office, so that people could see the location of the office from a distance.
References
Suburbs of Adelaide
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