Avon, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Avon is a locality, former rail siding and former township between Bowmans and Long Plains in the Mid North region of South Australia. The railway station was on the Adelaide–Port Augusta railway line.
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| Coordinates: 34°17′S 138°20′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Elevation | 32 m (105 ft) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 64 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5501 | ||||||||||||
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The name "Avon" was taken from the Avon Farm settled by the Woods family in 1889.[2] There was a school, post office store and church. The school opened in 1913.[3] A Sunday school hall was built in 1923 and community hall in 1960.[4]
