St. Peters, South Australia

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St Peters
AdelaideSouth Australia
Postcode: 5069
Property Value: AUD $602,500[1]
Location: km (2 mi) from Adelaide
LGA: City of Norwood Payneham St Peters
Suburbs around St Peters:
Walkerville Joslin Joslin
Gilberton St Peters Evandale
College Park Stepney Evandale

St. Peters is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Norwood Payneham St Peters.

The suburb was first settled in 1838, with allotments sold to investors in the South Australia Company. It was originally a separate town and was named after the Church of England's school of St Peter . The school was established in 1849 on 30 hectares of land, today being named St Peter's College.[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Property prices for houses and units, 12 months to March 2007. domain.com.au. Retrieved on 2007-04-09.
  2. ^ Steele, Christopher (1986). From Omnibus to O-Bahn, The Tramways and Buses of Adelaide's North-East Suburbs. Norwood, South Australia: Australian Electric Traction Association, p.9. ISBN 1-86252-0-89-5. 

Coordinates: 34.903° S 138.622° E