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'''Leighton''' (originally '''Baldry''') is a rural locality in the [[Mid North]] region of [[South Australia]], situated in the [[Regional Council of Goyder]].<ref name="mapviewer" /> It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".<ref name="plb">{{cite web | url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# | title=Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417 | publisher=Government of South Australia | work=Property Location Browser | accessdate=26 November 2016}}</ref><ref name="manning">{{cite web | url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/l/l3.htm#leighton | title=Place Names of South Australia - L | publisher=State Library of South Australia | work=The Manning Index of South Australian History | accessdate=19 January 2017}}</ref>
'''Leighton''' (originally '''Baldry''') is a rural locality in the [[Mid North]] region of [[South Australia]], situated in the [[Regional Council of Goyder]].<ref name="mapviewer" /> It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".<ref name="plb">{{cite web|url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |title=Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417 |publisher=Government of South Australia |work=Property Location Browser |accessdate=26 November 2016 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |archivedate=12 October 2016 |df= }}</ref><ref name="manning">{{cite web | url=http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/manning/pn/l/l3.htm#leighton | title=Place Names of South Australia - L | publisher=State Library of South Australia | work=The Manning Index of South Australian History | accessdate=19 January 2017}}</ref>


The settlement began as a private subdivision known as Baldry, which was first put up for auction in January 1875.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40085235 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |volume=XL, |issue=8782 |location=South Australia |date=7 January 1875 |accessdate=19 January 2017 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It subsequently adopted the name of Leighton, which was the name of a family of early settlers in the area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108330873 |title=BOOBOROWIE. |newspaper=[[Kapunda Herald]] |volume=XL, |issue=3,249 |location=South Australia |date=29 July 1904 |accessdate=19 January 2017 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
The settlement began as a private subdivision known as Baldry, which was first put up for auction in January 1875.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40085235 |title=Advertising |newspaper=[[South Australian Register]] |volume=XL, |issue=8782 |location=South Australia |date=7 January 1875 |accessdate=19 January 2017 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> It subsequently adopted the name of Leighton, which was the name of a family of early settlers in the area.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article108330873 |title=BOOBOROWIE. |newspaper=[[Kapunda Herald]] |volume=XL, |issue=3,249 |location=South Australia |date=29 July 1904 |accessdate=19 January 2017 |page=7 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

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Leighton
South Australia
Population46 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)5417 [2]
LGA(s)Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s)Stuart [2]
Federal division(s)Grey [2]
Localities around Leighton:
Booborowie Booborowie Burra
Andrews Leighton Burra
Hilltown Gum Creek Burra
FootnotesCoordinates[3]

Leighton (originally Baldry) is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[3][4]

The settlement began as a private subdivision known as Baldry, which was first put up for auction in January 1875.[5] It subsequently adopted the name of Leighton, which was the name of a family of early settlers in the area.[6]

Leighton Post Office opened as Baldry Post Office in 1877 but was soon renamed; it closed in 1920.[7][8] The Baldry (later Leighton) Wesleyan Church opened in the 1870s; its date of closure is unknown.[9][10] The Leighton Hall opened in 1909 and was demolished in 2003.[11][12]

Leighton School opened in 1880 and closed in 1989.[4] The former school's World War I honour roll is now preserved at the Booborowie Institute.[13]

Leighton Cricket Club was formed in 1929; its date of closure is unknown.[14] Leighton Golf Club opened in 1932, but there is no reference to it after 1941.[15] Leighton was also an early council seat for the District Council of Booborowie, prior to the construction of a council chambers at Booborowie itself.[16]

The locality is zoned for use in primary production, mainly for agricultural uses, with a small amount of land used for grazing livestock.[2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leighton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b c d e "Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Search result(s) for Leighton, 5417". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ a b "Place Names of South Australia - L". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Advertising". South Australian Register. Vol. XL, , no. 8782. South Australia. 7 January 1875. p. 8. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  6. ^ "BOOBOROWIE". Kapunda Herald. Vol. XL, , no. 3, 249. South Australia. 29 July 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  7. ^ "Baldry". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  8. ^ "Leighton". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  9. ^ "CORRESPONDENCE". Burra Record. Vol. II, , no. 70. South Australia. 31 October 1879. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  10. ^ "Burra Churches". Burra History Group. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  11. ^ "OPENING OF LEIGHTON HALL". Burra Record. Vol. VX, , no. 881. South Australia. 8 December 1909. p. 3. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  12. ^ "Leighton Reunion This Weekend". Burra Broadcaster. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  13. ^ "Leighton School Roll of Honour". Monument Australia. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  14. ^ "Advertising". Burra Record. Vol. 50, , no. 50. South Australia. 18 December 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  15. ^ "LEIGHTON GOLF CLUB". Burra Record. Vol. 53, , no. 26. South Australia. 29 June 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  16. ^ "Advertising". South Australian Chronicle And Weekly Mail. Vol. XIX, , no. 982. South Australia. 16 June 1877. p. 2. Retrieved 19 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
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