Ashbourne is a small town in
South Australia
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situated roughly halfway between
Meadows
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and
Goolwa, approximately 14 kilometres from the town of
Strathalbyn and 43 kilometres from
Adelaide
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.
History
Ashbourne was laid out in 1865 by C. S. Keeling on Bull's Creek in part of his land in the district known as "Finniss Flat".
School
The Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School in Ashbourne, founded in 1996, is a multi-campus Reception to
Year 12
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school
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.
Cricket
Despite its small size, Ashbourne has a premier cricket club with several senior and junior-grade teams. The Ashbourne Cricket Club, wearing green and gold and known as the Bulls, was established in 1895 and has enjoyed strong links to the Adelaide Oval since that time with founding member and local identity Harry Meyers being closely affiliated with the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). The soil that formed the Adelaide oval pitches was initially sourced from Ashbourne due to the high suitability of the black clay soils found in the area. The Ashbourne Cricket Club is the longest continuous running club in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges and has enjoyed a large degree of success since their formation, particularly from the 1900s to the 1950s where the club dominated the Alexandra Cricket Association. The superb grounds and turf wicket playing surfaces are regarded as being amongst the best in the Greater Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Murray Lands Regions.
See also
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Bullock Hill Conservation Park
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Cox Scrub Conservation Park
Notes and references
External links
History of Ashbourne
Towns in South Australia
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