Seaton is a suburb of

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, located in the western suburbs near Findon, Grange and West Lakes. Seaton is home to the Royal Adelaide Golf Club. Main roads including Tapleys Hill Road and Grange Road go through the suburb.

History

Prior to

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the area was largely rural, with market gardens, poultry farms and lucerne paddocks, bounded to the west by sand dunes. With the rapid development of industry during and after the war years, including the munitions factory at

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and the General Motors-Holden motor vehicle assembly plant at Woodville, the South Australian Housing Trust developed large areas of low-cost workers' housing in Seaton and other nearby suburbs.Marsden, Susan (1977): A history of Woodville. Corporation of the City of Woodville. pp. 243–246. SAHT semi-detached cottages

The first Seaton Post Office opened on 1 September 1965, renamed from ''Seaton Park''; in 1991 it closed and was replaced by the second office renamed from ''Seaton North''. Seaton is known for its

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team, the Seaton Ramblers, who play in Division Three in SAAFL.

Education

There are currently two schools (both of which are

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and co-educational) located within Seaton: * Seaton Park Primary School, located on Balcombe Avenue. * Seaton High School, located on the corner of Frederick Road and Glenburnie Street.

References

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