Ashford, South Australia

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Ashford
Adelaide,  South Australia
Ashford House.jpg
Ashford House, now part of the Ashford Special School
Population1,157 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s) 5035
LGA(s) City of West Torrens
State electorate(s) Badcoe
Federal division(s) Adelaide
Suburbs around Ashford:
Marleston Keswick Keswick
Kurralta Park Ashford Keswick, Forestville
Kurralta Park, Glandore Everard Park, Forestville Forestville

Ashford is an inner southwestern suburb of Adelaide, in the City of West Torrens. It is triangular in shape and bordered by South Road (west), Anzac Highway (southeast) and Everard Avenue (north). Two of the main features of the suburb are Ashford Hospital and Ashford Special School. [2]

Brownhill Creek flows through Ashford in a cement channel behind the school.

The name commemorates the property and residence (now part of Ashford Special School) of Dr. Charles George Everard, who settled in the area in 1838, and named it for Ashford in Kent.

Notable people

Notable people from Ashford:

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Ashford House, located in the Adelaide suburb of Ashford, South Australia, was originally built in 1838 by Dr Charles Everard, and is amongst the oldest historic buildings in South Australia.

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Ashford (SA) (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Ashford Special School, ashfordsp.sa.edu.au

Coordinates: 34°56′56″S138°34′26″E / 34.949°S 138.574°E / -34.949; 138.574