Glengowrie, South Australia
Glengowrie (
pronounced ) is a suburb of the
Australian city of
Adelaide (), approximately 12 kilometres south west of the City of Adelaide. The name Glengowrie means "
Glen of Gowrie", so called in honour of
Lord Gowrie (formally, Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven),
Governor-General of Australia from
1936-
1944.
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Hazelmere Reserve ("Dog Park") on the south-eastern boundary of Glengowrie |
Located in the
City of Marion, Glengowrie is bounded by the
Glenelg tramline to the north, Morphett Road to the east, Oaklands road to the south and parts of Diagonal Road to the west. The western tip of Glengowrie is approximately 3 kilometres from the beaches of
Glenelg, one of Adelaide's best known beachside precincts.
Glengowrie falls under the local-level governance of the
City of Marion. It lies in the state electoral district of
Morphett and the federal electoral division of
Hindmarsh.
*The
Hazelmere Reserve is a public park on the southern edge of Glengowrie. It features the popular fenced off area known as "Dog Park" which is typically filled with dogs and their owners late in the afternoon and on weekends. The reserve is located on the site of the oval of the former Glengowrie High School, closed in the
1980s.
*The
Glengowrie Tram Depot houses the trams (launched in
1927) which service Adelaide's only remaining tramline from Adelaide to Glenelg.
*The
Sturt River Linear Park which follows the Sturt River through the south-western metropolitan area from Marion to Glenelg runs through the north-eastern tip of Glengowrie.
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