Leighton, South Australia

Leighton South Australia
Leighton
Coordinates	33°40′S138°48′E / 33.66°S 138.80°E / -33.66; 138.80 Coordinates: 33°40′S138°48′E / 33.66°S 138.80°E / -33.66; 138.80
Population	46 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	5417 [2]
LGA(s)	Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s)	Stuart [2]
Federal division(s)	Grey [2]
Localities around Leighton: Booborowie Booborowie Burra Andrews Leighton Burra Hilltown Gum Creek Burra
Footnotes	Coordinates [3]

Leighton (originally Baldry) is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. ^[2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". ^{[3] [4]}

The settlement began as a private subdivision known as Baldry, which was first put up for auction in January 1875. ^[5] It subsequently adopted the name of Leighton, which was the name of a family of early settlers in the area. ^[6]

Leighton Post Office opened as Baldry Post Office in 1877 but was soon renamed; it closed in 1920. ^{[7] [8]} The Baldry (later Leighton) Wesleyan Church opened in the 1870s; its date of closure is unknown. ^{[9] [10]} The Leighton Hall opened in 1909 and was demolished in 2003. ^{[11] [12]}

Leighton School opened in 1880 and closed in 1989. ^[4] The former school's World War I honour roll is now preserved at the Booborowie Institute. ^[13]

Leighton Cricket Club was formed in 1929; its date of closure is unknown. ^[14] Leighton Golf Club opened in 1932, but there is no reference to it after 1941. ^[15] Leighton was also an early council seat for the District Council of Booborowie, prior to the construction of a council chambers at Booborowie itself. ^[16]

The locality is zoned for use in primary production, mainly for agricultural uses, with a small amount of land used for grazing livestock. ^[2]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leighton (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
2. "Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
3. "Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
4. "Place Names of South Australia – L". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
5. "Advertising". South Australian Register . Vol. XL, no. 8782. South Australia. 7 January 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2017– via National Library of Australia.
6. "BOOBOROWIE". The Kapunda Herald . Vol. XL, no. 3, 249. South Australia. 29 July 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2017– via National Library of Australia.
7. "Baldry". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
8. "Leighton". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
9. "CORRESPONDENCE". Burra Record . Vol. II, no. 70. South Australia. 31 October 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2017– via National Library of Australia.
10. "Burra Churches". Burra History Group. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
11. "OPENING OF LEIGHTON HALL". Burra Record . Vol. VX, no. 881. South Australia. 8 December 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2017– via National Library of Australia.
12. "Leighton Reunion This Weekend". Burra Broadcaster. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
13. "Leighton School Roll of Honour". Monument Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
14. "Advertising". Burra Record . Vol. 50, no. 50. South Australia. 18 December 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017– via National Library of Australia.
15. "LEIGHTON GOLF CLUB". Burra Record . Vol. 53, no. 26. South Australia. 29 June 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017– via National Library of Australia.
16. "Advertising". South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail . Vol. XIX, no. 982. South Australia. 16 June 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017– via National Library of Australia.