Linden Park is a 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 ...

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in the City of Burnside. It derives its name from the

Linden tree ''Tilia'' is a genus of about 30 species of trees or bushes, native throughout most of the temperateness, temperate Northern Hemisphere. The tree is known as linden for the European species, and basswood for North American species. In Great Bri ...

. Linden Park was created when an existing allotment was subdivided and sold for housing in 1882. Many of its streets are named after British

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s and admiralty, including:The Paddocks Beneath: A History of Burnside from the Beginning, Elizabeth Warburton, Corporation of the City of Burnside, 1981. * Hood Street:

Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood Admiral (Royal Navy), Admiral Samuel Hood, 1st Viscount Hood (12 December 1724 – 27 January 1816) was a Royal Navy officer and politician. As a junior officer he saw action during the War of the Austrian Succession. While in temporary command ...

* Keyes Street: Roger Keyes, 1st Baron Keyes * Sturdee Street: Doveton Sturdee * Jellicoe Street:

John Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe Admiral of the Fleet John Rushworth Jellicoe, 1st Earl Jellicoe, (5 December 1859 – 20 November 1935) was a Royal Navy officer. He fought in the Anglo-Egyptian War and the Boxer Rebellion and commanded the Grand Fleet at the Battle of Jutland ...

* Beatty Street:

David Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty Admiral of the Fleet David Richard Beatty, 1st Earl Beatty, (17 January 1871 – 12 March 1936) was a Royal Navy officer. After serving in the Mahdist War and then the response to the Boxer Rebellion, he commanded the Battle Cruiser Fleet at ...

* Wemyss Street: Rosslyn Wemyss, 1st Baron Wester Wemyss * Hay Road: Lord John Hay

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Suburbs of Adelaide {{adelaide-geo-stub