Wild Horse Plains, South Australia

Wild Horse Plains
South Australia
Wild Horse Plains
Coordinates 34°21′36″S 138°17′36″E / 34.36007°S 138.293260°E / -34.36007; 138.293260Coordinates: 34°21′36″S 138°17′36″E / 34.36007°S 138.293260°E / -34.36007; 138.293260
Established 1881[1]
Postcode(s) 5501[2]
Time zone ACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST) ACST (UTC+10:30)
Location
LGA(s) Adelaide Plains Council[3]
State electorate(s) Goyder[4]
Federal Division(s) Wakefield[5]
Localities around Wild Horse Plains:
Proof Range Inkerman Avon
Gulf St Vincent Wild Horse Plains Long Plains
Gulf St Vincent Windsor, Parham Windsor

Wild Horse Plains is a locality in South Australia located on the eastern coastline of Gulf St Vincent about 69 kilometres (43 mi) north-northwest of the Adelaide city centre.[6] Its name is attributed to Thomas Day who found wild horses grazing within the locality circa 1870.[7] Its boundaries were created in June 1997 and include the town of Wild Horse Plains, established in 1881 and located on Port Wakefield Road, and the “ceased Government Town of Lorne”.[1] Port Lorne Road, which marks most of the northern boundary of Wild Horse Plains, refers to the same former town.[6]

Wild Horse Plains is located within the federal Division of Wakefield,[5] the state electoral district of Goyder[4] and the local government area of the Adelaide Plains Council.[3]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Life around the Light, A history of the Mallala District Council Area. The Community Development Board of the Council District of Mallala. December 1985. pp. 22–23. ISBN 0-9588959-0-2.
  2. 1 2 "Wild Horse Plains, South Australia". Postcodes Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Development Plan - Mallala Council" (PDF). Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. pp. 212, 248 & 366. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  4. 1 2 "Goyder electorate boundaries as of 2012". Electoral Commission of South Australia. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 "Federal electoral division of Wakefield" (PDF). ustralian Electoral Commission. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  6. 1 2 "Search result for " Wild Horse Plains (LOCB)" (Record no SA0062509)". Department of Planning Transport and Infrastructure. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Wild Horse Plains". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
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