| Saddleworth South Australia | |
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 Belvidere Road, the main street of Saddleworth
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  Saddleworth | |
| Coordinates | 34°05′0″S138°47′0″E / 34.08333°S 138.78333°E /-34.08333; 138.78333 |
| Population | 397 (UCL2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 5413 |
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| LGA(s) | District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys |
| State electorate(s) | Frome |
| Federal division(s) | Grey |
Saddleworth is a small town in theMid North region ofSouth Australia. The town is situated on theGilbert River and along with neighbouring towns ofRiverton,Rhynie andTarlee the local area is known as theGilbert Valley. The town is bisected by theBarrier Highway. At the2016 census, Saddleworth had a population of 470.[2]
Saddleworth was originally established as one of many settlements on the road toBurra, and was named afterSaddleworth Lodge pastoral station, a local landholding which itself was named after a civil parish on the edges of the Pennines in Yorkshire, England, part of which is in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham near Greater Manchester,England.[3] Joseph Dunn applied for a Publican's Licence to open a new Saddleworth Lodge in March 1846, and it was granted on 14 March 1846.[4] TheBurra railway line passed through the town from 1870[5] until the early 2000s.
An old store on the Barrier Highway has been converted into a museum which focuses on the history of Saddleworth and the nearby towns ofWaterloo,Marrabel, andManoora.
Saddleworth is in theDistrict Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys local government area, the stateelectoral district of Frome and the federalDivision of Grey.
The town has a 3 km long Heritage Walking Trail which provides an insight into the history of the area. .[6]
In May 2016 the local store burned down. The store was also home to the town's Post Office.
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