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Sandergrove is a locality in the Australian state of South Australia about 9 km (5.5 mi) south of Strathalbyn. It was a junction on the Victor Harbor railway line, where the Milang railway line branched off. The railway was authorised in 1881[4] and closed in 1970.[5]

Sandergrove South Australia
Sandergrove
Coordinates	35°20′0″S 138°52′19″E
Population	98 (Suburbs and Localities 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5255
Elevation	43 m (141 ft)
Location	9 km (6 mi) S of Strathalbyn
LGA(s)	Alexandrina Council[2]
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island[3]
County	Hindmarsh[2]
State electorate(s)	Heysen
Federal division(s)	Mayo
Localities around Sandergrove: Strathalbyn Strathalbyn Strathalbyn Ashbourne Finniss Sandergrove Angas Plains Nurragi Finniss Finniss Nurragi
Footnotes	Adjoining localities[2]

The north-western end of the Nurragi Conservation Reserve, a private protected area which follows the alignment of the former Milang railway line as a rail trail, terminates at Sandergrove.[6]

History

In 1863, the Strathalbyn Methodist circuit included a church at Sandergrove.[7] It still existed in 1900,[8] but it was not part of the circuit by 1963.[7] The Sandergrove Primary School opened in 1923, but has since closed.[9]

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