Kensington Park is an eastern suburb of
Adelaide
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in the
City of Burnside in
South Australia
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. It is bordered by
Magill Road to the north,
Glynburn Road to the east,
Kensington Road
Kensington Road is a section of road in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and the City of Westminster, London, forming part of the A315 road.
Location and description
It runs along the south edge of Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park, ...
to the south, and Gurrs and Shipsters Roads to the west.
It is home to the
Regal Theatre (formerly Chelsea Cinema) and all three campuses of
Pembroke School.
Notable residents
*Cricketer
Donald Bradman
Sir Donald George Bradman (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. His cricketing successes have been claimed by Shane ...
lived at
2 Holden Street from 1934 until his death in 2001.
*
Clarrie Grimmett
Clarence Victor Grimmett (25 December 1891 – 2 May 1980) was a New Zealand-born Australian cricketer. He was one of the finest spin bowlers of his all time and usually credited as the developer of the flipper.
Early life in New Zealand
Gr ...
was a resident of Kensington Park, playing for the
Kensington Cricket Club alongside Bradman in the 1930s.
References
Suburbs of Adelaide
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