Leighton, South Australia

Leighton
South Australia
Leighton is located in South Australia
Leighton
Leighton
Coordinates33°40′S 138°48′E / 33.66°S 138.80°E / -33.66; 138.80
Population46 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5417[2]
LGA(s)Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s)Stuart[2]
Federal division(s)Grey[2]
Localities around Leighton:
Booborowie Booborowie Burra
Andrews Leighton Burra
Hilltown Gum Creek Burra
FootnotesCoordinates[3]

Leighton (originally Baldry) is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[3][4]

The settlement began as a private subdivision known as Baldry, which was first put up for auction in January 1875.[5] It subsequently adopted the name of Leighton, which was the name of a family of early settlers in the area.[6]

Leighton Post Office opened as Baldry Post Office in 1877 but was soon renamed; it closed in 1920.[7][8] The Baldry (later Leighton) Wesleyan Church opened in the 1870s; its date of closure is unknown.[9][10] The Leighton Hall opened in 1909 and was demolished in 2003.[11][12]

Leighton School opened in 1880 and closed in 1989.[4] The former school's World War I honour roll is now preserved at the Booborowie Institute.[13]

Leighton Cricket Club was formed in 1929; its date of closure is unknown.[14] Leighton Golf Club opened in 1932, but there is no reference to it after 1941.[15] Leighton was also an early council seat for the District Council of Booborowie, prior to the construction of a council chambers at Booborowie itself.[16]

The locality is zoned for use in primary production, mainly for agricultural uses, with a small amount of land used for grazing livestock.[2]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leighton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d e "Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "Place Names of South Australia – L". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Advertising". South Australian Register. Vol. XL, no. 8782. South Australia. 7 January 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "BOOBOROWIE". The Kapunda Herald. Vol. XL, no. 3, 249. South Australia. 29 July 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Baldry". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Leighton". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  9. ^ "CORRESPONDENCE". Burra Record. Vol. II, no. 70. South Australia. 31 October 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Burra Churches". Burra History Group. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  11. ^ "OPENING OF LEIGHTON HALL". Burra Record. Vol. VX, no. 881. South Australia. 8 December 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Leighton Reunion This Weekend". Burra Broadcaster. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Leighton School Roll of Honour". Monument Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Advertising". Burra Record. Vol. 50, no. 50. South Australia. 18 December 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "LEIGHTON GOLF CLUB". Burra Record. Vol. 53, no. 26. South Australia. 29 June 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Advertising". South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail. Vol. XIX, no. 982. South Australia. 16 June 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.