Heathpool, South Australia

Heathpool is a residential suburb of Adelaide, east of the city, in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters.

Heathpool
Adelaide, South Australia
Population544 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density2,700/km2 (7,000/sq mi)
Postcode(s)5068
Area0.2 km2 (0.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
State electorate(s)Bragg
Federal Division(s)Sturt
Suburbs around Heathpool:
Marryatville
Toorak Gardens Heathpool Leabrook
Tusmore

History

It was one of three large properties in the Marryatville area, and named by early settler George Reed, after his home in Hethpool, Northumberland.[2][3]

The house at 11 Northumberland Avenue was owned by Henry Woodhouse Crompton for many years.[4]

gollark: I wonder how long it can keep the guardian frozen for anyway.
gollark: This is funnier.
gollark: The alternative would be to actually engage it in combat and use a lot of Last Stand enchantments, but no.
gollark: As such, assuming I could do all the infrastructural setup, I can just set up the ritual thing very carefully, bait the chaos guardian into going near its area of effect, and then [REDACTED] it utterly.
gollark: Astral Sorcery has something which can freeze nearby mobs. It appears to work on chaos guardians.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Heathpool (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
  2. "For the Wealthy and Industrious". The Observer (Adelaide). LXXX (5, 960). Far right column, at the bottom. South Australia. 21 April 1923. p. 40. Retrieved 26 July 2019 – via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: others (link)
  3. It seems likely that Northumberland Road was named after or by him, and Wooler street after the nearby town of Wooler in Northumberland.
  4. "Heathpool". State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 25 July 2019.

Further reading

Much of the early history of Kensington, Marryatville and Heathpool are described in this article, which has been split by the scanning process on Trove (and is followed by other articles related to the area):


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