Farrell Flat

Town in South Australia

33°50′0″S 138°48′0″E / 33.83333°S 138.80000°E / -33.83333; 138.80000Population201 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)5416Location

151 km (94 mi) N of Adelaide
20 km (12 mi) E of Clare
22 km (14 mi) SW of Burra

LGA(s)Regional Council of Goyder State electorate(s)Frome, Stuart Federal division(s)GreyWebsiteFarrell Flat

Localities around Farrell Flat:
Hill River	Gum Creek	Hanson
Clare	Farrell Flat	Porter Lagoon
Mintaro	Manoora	Black Springs

Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson)^[2] is a town in South Australia. The town is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Clare and 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Burra on the former Peterborough railway line, in the Regional Council of Goyder.

Once the heart of a thriving farming community, Farrell Flat today is largely a satellite town to the larger towns nearby. It has retained its own identity, with a functioning hotel, cafe and meeting house, engineering business and grain silos.

The town was surveyed as Hanson in 1870 and did not officially become Farrell Flat until 19 September 1940.^[3] The name Farrell's Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station.^[4] The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940.^[4]

Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869)

Gallery

Farrell Flat Hotel in 2013
Farrell Flat Railway Station in 2013
Silos
Farrell Flat Institute 1912
Railway Water Tank

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Farrell Flat (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Farrell Flat Archived 1 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine. South Australian History. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^ "NEW TOWN NAMES APPROVED". The Advertiser. South Australia. 26 July 1940. p. 10. Retrieved 5 September 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ ^a ^b Towns and other places in the District, www.burrahistory.info Retrieved on 8 November 2014

Towns and localities of the Regional Council of Goyder

v t e Towns and localities of the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
Towns and localities	Alma Anama Armagh Auburn Barinia Benbournie Black Springs Bungaree Boconnoc Park Clare Emu Flat Farrell Flat Giles Corner Gillentown Halbury Hill River Hilltown Hoyleton Leasingham Manoora Marrabel Mintaro Penwortham Polish Hill River Rhynie Riverton Saddleworth Salter Springs Sevenhill Spring Farm Spring Gully Stanley Stanley Flat Steelton Stockport Tarlee Tarnma Tothill Belt Tothill Creek Undalya Waterloo Watervale Woolshed Flat
Geographic features	Clare Valley Gilbert River Hill River Hutt River Wakefield River Skilly Hills Finnis Point Peters Hill Spring Gully Conservation Park Northern Mount Lofty Ranges

Towns and localities of the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

Towns and localities