Tusmore, South Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Tusmore
city = Adelaide
state = South Australia


caption =
lga = City of Burnside
postcode = 5065
est = 1839
pop = 1,570 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC42731|name=Tusmore (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-06-07]
pop_footnotes =
area =
area_footnotes =
propval = $660 000 [ [http://www.domain.com.au/Public/suburbprofile.aspx?mode=research&searchTerm=Tusmore#mapanchor Tusmore suburb profile] , "domain.com.au", Accessed 13/12/07]
stategov = Bragg
fedgov = Sturt
near-nw = Heathpool
near-n = Leabrook
near-ne = Leabrook
near-w = Toorak Gardens
near-e = Hazelwood Park
near-sw = Glenside
near-s = Linden Park
near-se = Linden Park
dist1 = 6
location1= Adelaide

Tusmore is a suburb in the inner east of Adelaide, South Australia. In 1839, a pastoralist William Rogers, settled in the area and named his land "Tusmore" after his birthplace in Oxfordshire, England. In 1911 the area roughly corresponding to modern-day Tusmore, known as Section 291, was owned by the Colonial Board of Advice of the South Australian Company. In that year the Board subdivided the land, and several streets in Tusmore are named after board members from that time: Bakewell, Barr-Smith, Brandreth, Fisher, Kennaway and Stirling. [ [http://www.burnside.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=1148 Street Names and Origins] , "City of Burnside"]

A recreational park, Tusmore Park, has a public children's swimming pool, five tennis courts, a children's playground, seating areas and electric barbecues. The park is split through the middle by First Creek and has a Scout hall which is situated on the opposite side of the creek to the pool. It is popular for social gatherings in the warmer months, especially on Sundays.

Places of interest include the modern Burnside Library and the Tusmore Memorial Church (Uniting).

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