Sandergrove is a locality in the Australian state of
South Australia
South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...
about 9 km (5.5 mi) south of
Strathalbyn. It was a junction on the
Victor Harbor railway line
The Victor Harbor railway line is a broad gauge line in South Australia. It originally branched from the Adelaide to Melbourne line at Mount Barker Junction then ran south to Victor Harbor. When the mainline was converted to standard gaug ...
, where the
Milang railway line branched off. The railway was authorised in 1881 and closed in 1970.
The north-western end of the
Nurragi Conservation Reserve, a
private protected area A private protected area, also known as a private reserve, is not an official category within IUCN's Protected Area guidelines, but includes those protected areas that fall under geographical space that is privately owned, 'kept aside' for public be ...
which follows the alignment of the former
Milang railway line as a
rail trail
A rail trail or railway walk is a shared-use path on a Right of way#Rail right of way, railway right of way. Rail trails are typically constructed after a railway has been abandoned and the track has been removed but may also share the rail corr ...
, terminates at Sandergrove.
History
In 1863, the Strathalbyn Methodist circuit included a church at Sandergrove.
It still existed in 1900, but it was not part of the circuit by 1963.
The Sandergrove Primary School opened in 1923, but has since closed.
References
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Towns in South Australia