Plympton Park is an inner south-western suburb of

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8 km from the CBD, in the state of

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and falls under the City of Marion. The post code for Plympton Park is 5038. It is adjacent to Park Holme,

Plympton Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to P ...

, South Plympton, and Morphettville. It is bordered to the east by

Marion Road Marion Road is a north–south arterial road through the western suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia, named after its traversal through the suburb of Marion and the local government area of City of Marion. It is designated part of route A14. ...

, to the west by Park Terrace, to the south by Taranna Avenue and to the north by the

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History

The suburb is residential, with many of the houses being Housing SA properties. The oldest parts of modern Plympton Park can trace their heritage back to the original subdivision of the area in the 1880s, when the Ryan family's farm was first subdivided. This area, bounded by

, the

and South Terrace, contains the oldest houses in the area, including one in Arthur Street that dates back to the 1880s, and one adjacent the tram line that can be dated back to the 1890s. Further subdivision in the 1950s saw the establishment of properties in the southern portion of Plympton Park. This area was originally known as Brayville North. Plympton Park Post Office opened on 1 May 1956. Today, the South Australian Government (through Housing SA) continues to own many properties in the suburb. A few of the vacant lots that have sat abandoned until recently have been sub-divided and low income housing has been built by Housing SA and a consortium of local developers.

Facilities

There are no schools in the suburb of Plympton Park. Schools in the vicinity include

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in South Plympton,

Plympton International College Plympton is a suburb of the city of Plymouth in Devon, England. It is in origin an ancient stannary town. It was an important trading centre for locally mined tin, and a seaport before the River Plym silted up and trade moved down river to Ply ...

and Plympton Primary School in

, and a Christian R-12 school, Emmaus Christian College, also in South Plympton. Currently, the local zone high school is Plympton International College. There are a few shops and medical practices on Marion Road and Bray Street. The nearest major shopping centre is located at Kurralta Park. The Plympton Park Oval on the corner of Park and South Terraces provides a venue for regular local sporting fixtures, including home games for the

Plympton Football Club The Plympton Football Club is an Australian sports club based in Plympton Park. Established in 1937, the club is mostly known for its Australian rules football team, which currently plays in the South Australian Amateur Football League. Previou ...

. It also provides playground facilities. Being adjacent to the

Morphettville Racecourse Morphettville Racecourse is the main horse racing course for the Australian state of South Australia, incorporating two separate tracks. It is situated in the Adelaide suburb of Morphettville, and is about 10 km from the Adelaide city cen ...

, it attracts horse husbandry facilities and there are many stables near the racecourse. These stables provide free manure to the public and horses can often be seen strolling around the area.

Transport

is served by

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M44, 245 and 248 bus services. The 245 and 248 also service South Terrace, Ferry Avenue and Bray Street, while the 190 and 242 also serve Bray Street. The

runs along the northern edge of the suburb, with tram stop 15 at the western end of Wattle Terrace.

References

{{Coord, 34, 58, 37, S, 138, 33, 05, E, display=title, region:AU-SA_type:city Suburbs of Adelaide

History

Facilities

Transport

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