Penrice, South Australia
| Penrice South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Penrice | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°29′S 139°2′E / 34.483°S 139.033°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 486 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5353 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 2 km (1 mi) north of Angaston | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barossa Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker | ||||||||||||||
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Penrice is a small town in the Barossa Valley of South Australia, just north of Angaston.
Penrice is the site of a large limestone and marble quarry which was operated by Penrice Soda Products until that company failed. The quarry was bought by Adelaide Brighton Cement as a going concern in July 2014.[3] Penrice quarry Penrice Stone Train was the last customer of the Barossa Valley railway line,[4] but the railway has not been used since Adelaide Brighton bought the quarry.
Penrice was named by Captain Richard Rodda most likely after Penrice, an estate near St Austell, Cornwall.[4] Some sources suggest the village was named after a town in Glamorganshire, Wales[5]
Penrice is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Penrice (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Property Location Browser". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ "Adelaide Brighton buys Penrice Angaston quarry as going concern". Australia: ABC News. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- ^ a b "History of the Area". Angaston & Penrice Historical Society. November 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
- ^ "Penrice". Placenames Online. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
