Ashbourne, South Australia facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Ashbourne South Australia
The Greenman Inn
Ashbourne Location in South Australia
Postcode(s)	5157
Location	43 km (27 mi) from Adelaide
LGA(s)	Alexandrina Council
Region	Fleurieu and Kangaroo Island
County	Hindmarsh
State electorate(s)	Heysen
Federal Division(s)	Mayo
Localities around Ashbourne: Bull Creek McHarg Creek Bull Creek Paris Creek Paris Creek Strathalbyn McHarg Creek Mount Magnificent Ashbourne Strathalbyn Sandergrove Nangkita Nangkita Mount Observation Finniss Sandergrove Finniss
Footnotes	Locations Adjoining localities

Ashbourne is a small town in South Australia situated roughly halfway between Meadows and Goolwa, approximately 14 kilometres from the town of Strathalbyn and 43 kilometres from Adelaide.

History

Ashbourne was laid out in 1865 by C. S. Keeling on Bull's Creek in part of his land in the district known as "Finniss Flat".

School

The Eastern Fleurieu R-12 School in Ashbourne, founded in 1996, is a multi-campus Reception to Year 12 school.

Cricket

Despite its small size, Ashbourne has a premier cricket club with several senior and junior-grade teams. The Ashbourne Cricket Club, wearing green and gold and known as the Bulls, was established in 1895 and has enjoyed strong links to the Adelaide Oval since that time with founding member and local identity Harry Meyers being closely affiliated with the South Australian Cricket Association (SACA). The soil that formed the Adelaide oval pitches was initially sourced from Ashbourne due to the high suitability of the black clay soils found in the area. The Ashbourne Cricket Club is the longest continuous running club in the Eastern Mount Lofty Ranges and has enjoyed a large degree of success since their formation, particularly from the 1900s to the 1950s where the club dominated the Alexandra Cricket Association. The superb grounds and turf wicket playing surfaces are regarded as being amongst the best in the Greater Adelaide Hills, Fleurieu Peninsula and Murray Lands Regions.