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Farrell Flat

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Regional Council of Goyder SA, 1 Market Square, Farrell Flat, SA 5416
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Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson) is a town in South Australia.

Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson) is a town in South Australia. The town is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Clare and 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Burra on the former Peterborough railway line, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Farrell Flat and the surrounding area had a population of 294.

Once the heart of a thriving farming community, Farrell Flat today is largely a satellite town to the larger towns nearby. It has retained its own identity, with a functioning hotel, cafe and meeting house, engineering business and grain silos.

The town was surveyed as Hanson in 1870 and did not officially become Farrell Flat until 19 September 1940. The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station. The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940.Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869).

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 132.976 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 429 m

Population number: 237

Local Government Area: Regional Council of Goyder

Location

Regional Council of Goyder SA, 1 Market Square, Farrell Flat, SA 5416

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Farrell Flat, South Australia

Farrell Flat - Localista

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