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Flaxley is a small settlement in the Adelaide Hills located 39 km south-east of the centre of the city of Adelaide in South Australia. It is situated in-between the larger towns of Echunga, Macclesfield and Meadows.

Flaxley
South Australia
Flaxley
Location in South Australia
Coordinates35°08′14″S 138°49′21″E
Population
  • 173 (Suburbs and Localities 2016)[1]
Postcode(s)5153
Location
  • 39 km (24 mi) from Adelaide
  • 11 km (7 mi) south of Hahndorf
LGA(s)District Council of Mount Barker
State electorate(s)Heysen
Federal division(s)Mayo
Localities around Flaxley:
Echunga Mount Barker
Flaxley Bugle Ranges
Meadows Green Hills Range Macclesfield
Footnotes[2]

It is based near the property "Battunga" meaning "rolling hills" in Aboriginal vocabulary. The property was purchased by English settler Robert Davenport in 1843. After Robert died in 1896, the property remained in the Davenport family until 1914 when it was purchased by Professor William Lowrie, agriculturalist and Principal of Roseworthy Agricultural College, South Australia.[3] Professor Lowrie was able to carry out much important research at Battunga, including work on the use of super-phosphate on South Australian farms.[4]

The first church in Flaxley was built on the property which also served as a school. A Methodist church (which is now Uniting) was built in 1874. From 1899 to 1943 it was also used as a school.[5]

Although small, Flaxley is a historically important link in the regions history. It has a church, tennis club and a community hall. The name is taken from the village Flaxley in Gloucestershire.[5][6] Flaxley is part of the Battunga Country region in the Southern Mount Lofty Ranges.[7]


References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Flaxley (Suburbs and Localities)". Australian Census 2016. 
  2. "Placename Details: Flaxley". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. 1 August 2007. SA0024296. Retrieved 28 October 2016.
  3. "Battunga Weather - About Us". Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  4. "Lowrie, William (1857 - 1933)". Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  5. "Flaxley". Archived from the original on 9 April 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
  6. "The Manning Index of South Australia". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 27 June 2014.
  7. "Battunga Country". Retrieved 3 July 2007.





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