Goodwood is an inner southern suburb of the city of
Adelaide
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,
South Australia
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. It neighbours the
Royal Adelaide Showgrounds
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The Showground (also popularly known as the Wayville Showgrounds) is located in the inner-southern Adelaide suburb of Wayville, just ...
and features several churches in its commercial district. Its major precinct is Goodwood Road, which is home to many shops, businesses and a library, as well as the local state school (Goodwood Primary School).
History
The original land surveyed of 1839 was granted to the
South Australian Company
The South Australian Company, also referred to as the South Australia Company, was formed in London on 9 October 1835, after the '' South Australia (Foundation) Act 1834'' had established the new British Province of South Australia, with the So ...
and named ''Goodwood''. Two other sections of land had been sold to settler
Thomas Hardy
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in May 1838, who sold it to his son, Arthur in 1841. The 1840 census shows that there was a ''Village of Goodwood'' with a population of 100, but the first registration of a contact for sale was not until 1846. In 1849, Arthur Hardy subdivided his property into a number of four acre blocks, naming it ''Goodwood Park''.
The
Belair railway line
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also goes through the suburb as does the city to
Glenelg tram line
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The service is free in the city centre and al ...
.
Governance
Goodwood is in the
City of Unley
The City of Unley is a local government area in the Adelaide metropolitan region, South Australia. It is located directly south of the Adelaide city centre.
The Corporate Town of Unley was created in 1871, when 2,000 signatories to a petition ...
local government area
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. It straddles the boundary of the
state electorates of
Ashford and
Unley
Unley is an inner-southern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, within the City of Unley. The suburb is the home of the Sturt Football Club in the South Australian National Football League (SANFL). Unley neighbours Adelaide Park Lands, Fullar ...
. It is in the
federal Division of Adelaide
The Division of Adelaide is an Divisions of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in South Australia and is named for the city of Adelaide, South Australia's capital.
At the 2016 Australian federal election, 2 ...
. Its postcode is 5034.
See also
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Capri Theatre
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Electoral district of Goodwood
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Goodwood Institute
References
External links
Stories from Goodwood ResidentsForestville Hockey Club
Suburbs of Adelaide
Populated places established in 1849
1849 establishments in Australia
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