Paisley, South Australia

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Paisley
South Australia
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Advent Lutheran Church, Blanchetown
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Paisley
Coordinates 34°24′S139°40′E / 34.40°S 139.67°E / -34.40; 139.67 Coordinates: 34°24′S139°40′E / 34.40°S 139.67°E / -34.40; 139.67
Gazetted September 2000
Postcode(s) 5357 [1]
Location40 km (25 mi) SW of Waikerie
LGA(s) District Council of Loxton Waikerie
State electorate(s) Chaffey
Federal Division(s) Barker
Localities around Paisley:
Murbko Stockyard Plain
Blanchetown Paisley Notts Well
Fisher Swan Reach

Paisley is a locality in the Murray Mallee region of South Australia, across the Murray River from Blanchetown, South Australia. [1] It was formally named in September 2000 for the Hundred of Paisley which contains it. The Hundred of Paisley was named by Governor MacDonnell in 1861 for his private secretary, J. G. Paisley. [2]

The Murray Mallee is the grain-growing and sheep-farming area of South Australia bounded to the north and west by the Murray River, to the east by the Victorian border, and extending about 50 km south of the Mallee Highway.

South Australia State of Australia

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The Sturt Highway crosses the northwestern corner of Paisley at the eastern end of the Blanchetown Bridge over the Murray River. The Advent Lutheran Church Blanchetown is actually in Paisley, a few hundred metres north of the eastern end of the bridge.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Placename Details: Paisley". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 31 July 2008. SA0050164. Retrieved 25 April 2016.
  2. "Placename Details: Hundred of Paisley". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0052975. Retrieved 25 April 2016.