Enfield, South Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Enfield
city = Adelaide
state = sa
caption = City of Port Adelaide Enfield
lga =
postcode = 5085
pop =
area =
propval =
stategov = Enfield
fedgov = Adelaide
near-n=Gepps Cross
near-w=Blair Athol
near-e=Clearview
near-sw=Prospect
near-s=Sefton Park
near-se=Manningham
dist1 = 8
location1= Adelaide

Enfield is a suburb that is located north of Adelaide. The suburb is about a 10 minute drive from CBD (Central Business District). The suburb is bordered by Gepps Cross, Blair Athol and Clearview at the Northern end, and Prospect, Sefton Park and Broadview at the Southern end.

History

Enfield was established as a village in 1843 by George Hickox as group of 44 quarter-acre blocks. Hickox named the village after his birthplace in Middlesex, United Kingdom. The name "Enfield" is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word "enedfeld" meaning "duck field".

Government

Enfield is governed by the City of Port Adelaide Enfield council at Local Government levell. The council has one of its main offices located in the Enfield Public Library. The council began operating in 1996. The Council's main office is located in Port Adelaide.

At state government level, Enfield is contained in the state electoral district of Enfield. The electorate is approximately 20.8 square kilometers in size. The electorate also includes the suburbs of Mansfield Park, Woodville Gardens, Clearview and Broadview.

The Enfield electorate was first created in 1956-1970 and then later re-established as a part of the 1998 electorate redistributions. Another redistribution in 2003 resulted in the alteration of the southern border. [cite web |url=http://www.seo.sa.gov.au/ |publisher=State Electoral Office |title=State Electoral Office |accessdate=2007-07-28]

Education

Enfield has 2 main schools, "Enfield High School" and "Enfield Primary School". Enfield High is partners with "Blair Athol Senior School" and is located on Grand Junction Road. Year levels start from 7 - 12. Enfield Primary is located near Enfield High and year levels start from 1 - 6.

hopping

Enfield has a small shopping centre located near "The Enfield Library". The shopping centre has an IGA supermarket, Casual Living furniture store and a Harvey Norman appliance store. The centre also has a coffee shop, a bakery, chemist and The Enfield Post Office.

The southern end of Enfield is well serviced by Northpark Shopping Centre, Regency Plaza and Sefton Plaza which are located in the neighbouring suburbs of Prospect and Sefton Park.

Transport

Enfield is serviced by the 222, 224, 225, 226, 228 and 229 buses (on Main North Rd) and the 237 and 361 on Grand Junction Rd. All buses servicing Enfield begin in the Adelaide CBD, all travel north and terminate at a variety of locations. The most common is the 222 which terminates at Gepps Cross (the intersection of Grand Junction and Main North Roads. The 209F Bus runs along Main North Road during peak hour between the City and Regency Road and its normal route to Tea Tree Plaza. The Port Adelaide Enfield council also provides transportation for the elderly to shopping centres and special functions.

ee also

*List of Adelaide suburbs

References

External links

* [http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ City of Port Adelaide Enfield]