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Sandergrove, South Australia

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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]

CountryAustralia
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
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Sandergrove
Sandergrove is located in South Australia
Sandergrove
Sandergrove
Coordinates: 35°20′0″S 138°52′19″E
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
RegionFleurieu and Kangaroo Island[1]
LGA
Location
Government
  State electorate
  Federal division
Elevation
43 m (141 ft)
Population
  Total98 (SAL 2021)[3]
Postcode
5255
CountyHindmarsh[2]
Localities around Sandergrove
Strathalbyn Strathalbyn Strathalbyn
Ashbourne
Finniss
Sandergrove Angas Plains
Nurragi
Finniss Finniss Nurragi
Adjoining localities[2]
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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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