Penrice, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 34°29′S 139°2′E / 34.483°S 139.033°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 486 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5353 | ||||||||||||
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Penrice is a small town in the Barossa Valley of South Australia, just north of Angaston.
Penrice is the site of a large limestone and marble quarry which was operated by Penrice Soda Products until that company failed. The quarry was bought by Adbri as a going concern in July 2014.[3] Penrice quarry Penrice Stone Train was the last customer of the Barossa Valley railway line,[4] but the railway has not been used since Adelaide Brighton bought the quarry.
Penrice was named by Captain Richard Rodda most likely after Penrice, an estate near St Austell, Cornwall.[4] Some sources suggest the village was named after a town in Glamorganshire, Wales[5]
Penrice is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.[2]
