Athelstone Adelaide, South Australia
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Athelstone is a large suburban area in Adelaide's foothills. It was established in the Nineteenth Century but has only been part of suburban Adelaide in the post WWII era.
It is approximately 10km north-east of Adelaide's central business district. The main arterial road, Gorge Road, runs through this suburb in an east-west direction. The River Torrens, one of Adelaide's major water supplies, borders the suburb. This water source runs its way from Mount Pleasant to the sea. Gorge Road leads up into the Adelaide Hills, joining the gorge of the Kangaroo Creek Dam, and the Torrens' source. Fifth Creek (a tributary to the River Torrens) also runs through the suburb as an intermittent stream, prone to flooding in late Spring (Oct-Dec).
Athelstone is bounded by the River Torrens, Black Hill Conservation Park, Stradbroke Road and Silkes Road.
This area was once part of the Kaurna nation's territory.
The suburb (lower Athelstone) began as a village along the River Torrens. It was farmed by incoming European migrants. The shopping centre or village centre began from these settlements. The Atkinson family held possession of the land sold to the Jesuits in the 1960's to build Saint Ignatius' College senior campus around the Upper Athelstone site. Smaller subdivisions have been created. For example, Foxfield Estate in the east, was a development of the Hickinbotham Group during the late 1970's. Other subdevelopments have also occurred.
Land has also been preserved in the process. Wadmore Park, adjoining Athelstone Oval and Black Hill Conservation Park were established as recreational and nature reserves.
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