Peterhead, South Australia
Encyclopedia
Peterhead is a north-western suburb
of Adelaide
15km from the CBD
, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia
, Australia
and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield
. It is adjacent to Largs Bay
and Birkenhead
. The postcode for Peterhead is 5016. It is bounded to the north by Wills Street, to the south by Hargrave Street and in the west and east by the Outer Harbor railway line and the Port River respectively.
Peterhead Bay is a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern shore of the suburb.
on section 1099, Hundred of Port Adelaide. The name is from Scotland
, Diverall's original homeland. Peterhead Post Office opened around 1886.
. There is a small museum on Fletcher Road, and a scout hall on Wills Street.
The eastern side of the suburb, by the Port riverside is the location of the Adelaide Brighton Cement company, and a berth for the Shell
oil company.
, which is actually just south of the border in Birkenhead.
Suburb
The word suburb mostly refers to a residential area, either existing as part of a city or as a separate residential community within commuting distance of a city . Some suburbs have a degree of administrative autonomy, and most have lower population density than inner city neighborhoods...
of Adelaide
Adelaide
Adelaide is the capital city of South Australia and the fifth-largest city in Australia. Adelaide has an estimated population of more than 1.2 million...
15km from the CBD
Central business district
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, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia
South Australia
South Australia is a state of Australia in the southern central part of the country. It covers some of the most arid parts of the continent; with a total land area of , it is the fourth largest of Australia's six states and two territories.South Australia shares borders with all of the mainland...
, Australia
Australia
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and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield
City of Port Adelaide Enfield
The City of Port Adelaide Enfield was established on 1 January 1997 by the amalgamation of the City of Port Adelaide and the City of Enfield, and is one of the larger metropolitan councils within South Australia....
. It is adjacent to Largs Bay
Largs Bay, South Australia
Largs Bay is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 16km from the CBD, on the LeFevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Largs North and Semaphore, Exeter and Peterhead. The post code for Largs Bay is 5016...
and Birkenhead
Birkenhead, South Australia
Birkenhead is a north-western suburb of Adelaide 14 km from the CBD, on the Lefevre Peninsula, in the state of South Australia, Australia and falls under the City of Port Adelaide Enfield. It is adjacent to Peterhead, Exeter and Glanville...
. The postcode for Peterhead is 5016. It is bounded to the north by Wills Street, to the south by Hargrave Street and in the west and east by the Outer Harbor railway line and the Port River respectively.
Peterhead Bay is a residential suburb, with a minor harbourside presence on the eastern shore of the suburb.
History
Peterhead was laid out in August 1875 by William Diverall, the land broker of Port AdelaidePort Adelaide
Port Adelaide is a suburb of Adelaide lying about 14 kilometres northwest of the City of Adelaide. It lies within the City of Port Adelaide Enfield and is the main port for the city of Adelaide...
on section 1099, Hundred of Port Adelaide. The name is from Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
, Diverall's original homeland. Peterhead Post Office opened around 1886.
Facilities
The suburb is not served by a primary school, the nearest is Le Fevre Primary School in Birkenhead, and the local high school is Le Fevre High School, in nearby Semaphore SouthSemaphore South, South Australia
Semaphore South is a beachside suburb of Adelaide, in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield.Semaphore South Post Office opened on 3 November 1947 and closed in 1978.-References:...
. There is a small museum on Fletcher Road, and a scout hall on Wills Street.
The eastern side of the suburb, by the Port riverside is the location of the Adelaide Brighton Cement company, and a berth for the Shell
Royal Dutch Shell
Royal Dutch Shell plc , commonly known as Shell, is a global oil and gas company headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands and with its registered office in London, United Kingdom. It is the fifth-largest company in the world according to a composite measure by Forbes magazine and one of the six...
oil company.
Transport
The 150 bus services Fletcher Road. The suburb also is serviced by a train station on the Outer Harbor railway line, the Peterhead railway stationPeterhead railway station, Adelaide
Peterhead railway station is a railway station on the Outer Harbor railway line which is located in northwestern Adelaide, straddling the suburbs of Peterhead, Birkenhead, and Exeter on the LeFevre Peninsula...
, which is actually just south of the border in Birkenhead.