Glanville is a north western suburb of
Adelaide
Adelaide ( , ; ) is the list of Australian capital cities, capital and most populous city of South Australia, as well as the list of cities in Australia by population, fifth-most populous city in Australia. The name "Adelaide" may refer to ei ...
, in the
City of Port Adelaide Enfield.
History
In 1846
Captain John Hart settled near
Port Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a port-side region of Adelaide, approximately northwest of the Adelaide city centre, 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 t ...
on a private subdivision of section 908 of the
Hundred of Port Adelaide. Hart's permanent residence was built on the subdivision in 1856. Hart named the residence Glanville Hall for his mother, Mary née Glanville,
and the land division was known as Glanville Hall Estate. The suburb of Glanville was formally established on a portion of the Glanville Hall Estate subdivision in 1951 after the name was proposed in 1945.
See also
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Glanville railway station
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District Council of Glanville
The District Council of Glanville was a Local government areas of South Australia, local government area in South Australia from 1864 to 1888.
History
It was first proclaimed on 14 July 1864. A month later on 11 August, another proclamation resci ...
References
Suburbs of Adelaide
Lefevre Peninsula
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