Wistow, South Australia
Encyclopedia
Wistow is a small town, just outside Mount Barker
, on Wellington Road. It is a town formed around the interesction of Wellington Road (Mount Barker to Wellington
) and Strathalbyn Road (Wistow to Strathalbyn
)
It is home to a delicatessan, a hall and a church. The delicatessan also has two petrol pumps available for vehicle refuelling. It has a cricket ground on the top of a hill. The Wistow Cricket Club has played on the hill since the early 1900s, and is one of the most successful clubs in the Alexandria and Eastern Hills Cricket Association, having participated in six of the last eight A-Grade Grand Finals, winning 4 of them.
The Wistow Community Association is an active community group that runs the Wistow County Market every 3rd Saturday, has frequent social events and publishes a regular newsletter. The Wistow Community Hall, owned by the Association is leased out to a variety of sporting, social and environmental groups.
Mount Barker, South Australia
Mount Barker is an expanding city, home to 10 258 residents that is 33 kilometres up the South Eastern Freeway, east of Adelaide, in South Australia. It is the seat of the District Council of Mount Barker, is the largest town in the Adelaide Hills, and is one of the fastest growing areas in the...
, on Wellington Road. It is a town formed around the interesction of Wellington Road (Mount Barker to Wellington
Wellington, South Australia
Wellington is the small town in South Australia on the Murray River just upstream of where it empties into Lake Alexandrina. Its postcode is 5259. Wellington is in the Rural City of Murray Bridge...
) and Strathalbyn Road (Wistow to Strathalbyn
Strathalbyn, South Australia
Strathalbyn is a town in South Australia, in the Alexandrina Council. The town has a population of 3894 people.-History and Culture:The town was founded in 1839. Strathalbyn was once connected by broad gauge horse tram to Goolwa and Victor Harbor from 1869, and the line was extended to Mount Barker...
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It is home to a delicatessan, a hall and a church. The delicatessan also has two petrol pumps available for vehicle refuelling. It has a cricket ground on the top of a hill. The Wistow Cricket Club has played on the hill since the early 1900s, and is one of the most successful clubs in the Alexandria and Eastern Hills Cricket Association, having participated in six of the last eight A-Grade Grand Finals, winning 4 of them.
The Wistow Community Association is an active community group that runs the Wistow County Market every 3rd Saturday, has frequent social events and publishes a regular newsletter. The Wistow Community Hall, owned by the Association is leased out to a variety of sporting, social and environmental groups.