Kenton Valley, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Kenton Valley is a locality named for a valley located between Gumeracha and Lobethal, about 40 km (25 mi) east of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area.
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| Coordinates: 34.85°S 138.89°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 2013 (boundaries); 1839 (settlement) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 262 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5233 | ||||||||||||
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The area contains cherry and strawberry farms and a golf course. It is sparsely populated, and residents rely on nearby Gumeracha for educational and commercial services.
The town developed on a parcel of land taken up by the South Australian Company.[3] The first manager of the station was William Beavis Randell who named a home he built, Kenton Park, after his home town in Devon.[3]
The Kenton Valley Post Office operated from 1873 to 1973.[4] The school operated from 1904 to 1943.[5]
