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Littlehampton

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Mount Barker District Council SA, PO Box 54, Littlehampton, SA 5250
08 8391 7200

Description

Littlehampton is a village in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, located on the Old Princes Highway.

Littlehampton is a village in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia, located on the Old Princes Highway. It is approximately 35 minutes from the Adelaide CBD via the South Eastern Freeway.

At the time of the 2016 Australian census, Littlehampton had a population of 3,522.Littlehampton was laid out in 1849 by Benjamin Gray, who named it after his native town in Sussex.

By 1890, the village had become a busy industrial centre with a sawmill, brewery and various manufacturers producing jams, sauces, bacon, wattle extract. There were five brick works.

Littlehampton Bricks, which continues to operate today, was established in 1913, developing from another brickyard–Coppins–on the opposite side of the main road into Littlehampton.

The 1862 church on Main Street—North Tce and now Princes Hwy—was one of the oldest active Churches in South Australia until 2020. This United Church ceased services due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Type: Towns

Population: 1001-10000

Time zone: UTC +10:30

Area: 7.925 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 351 m

Population number: 3,044

Local Government Area: Mount Barker District Council

Location

Mount Barker District Council SA, PO Box 54, Littlehampton, SA 5250

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

Littlehampton - Localista

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