Ascot Park, South Australia

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


caption =
lga = City of Marion
postcode = 5043
est =
pop = 2,613 (2001) [Census 2001 AUS|id=SSC41066|name=Ascot Park (State Suburb)|accessdate=2007-06-30]
area =
propval = [http://www.domain.com.au/public/SuburbProfile.aspx?mode=buy&suburb=Ascot%20Park&postcode=5043 $267,000] (2007)
stategov = Elder
fedgov = Boothby Hindmarsh
near-nw = Plympton Park
near-n = South Plympton
near-ne = Edwardstown
near-w = Park Holme
near-e = Edwardstown
near-sw = Marion
near-s = Mitchell Park
near-se = Clovelly Park
dist1 =
location1=

Ascot Park is a suburb in the south-western part of Adelaide in the City of Marion. It was named after Ascot Racecourse in England.cite web |url=http://www.placenames.sa.gov.au/pno/pnores.phtml?recno=SA0003379 |title=Ascot Park, South Australia |publisher=Government of South Australia Department for Transport, Energy and Infrastructure |work=Placenames Online |accessdate=2007-09-14]

Ascot Park is bordered in the west by Marion Road, to the north by Wood Street, in the east by Railway Terrace and to the south by Daws Road. It is adjacent to Park Holme, Edwardstown, South Plympton and Mitchell Park.

Transport

The Noarlunga railway line stops at Ascot Park railway station, and the bus route M44 runs from Golden Grove down through the city through Ascot Park and its adjoining suburbs to Marion Shopping Centre.

Reserves

There are three reserves in Ascot Park. "First Avenue Reserve" is located in the middle of First Avenue which contains a playground facility, a barbecue and an open, grassed area. Another reserve is between Sixth Avenue and Allison Street. This area contains a playground, a shelter with a table and a grassed area. This reserve is also fenced off so is suitable for dogs to be unleashed. A third reserve is located at the corner of Charles Street and Albert Street, on the eastern side of the Tonsley railway line [cite book|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition |publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) |year=2003 |isbn=0-7319-1441-4] .

Facilities

There are no schools in the suburb but Ascot Park Primary School that is in the neighbouring suburb of Park Holme over Marion Road. The nearest kindergarten is the Ascot Park Kindergarten, also in Park Holme.

The suburb contains three churches on Sixth Avenue, Fifth Avenue and Wood Street.

Ascot Park also contains a minor shopping centre that consists of a grocery store, chemist and two take -away shops.

ee also

*List of Adelaide suburbs

References