Glengowrie
Glengowrie is a suburb of the Australian city of Adelaide, approximately 12 kilometres south west of the city centre. The name Glengowrie means "Glen of Gowrie", so called in honour of Lord Gowrie, Governor-General of Australia from 1936 to 1944.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 5,190 residents
- Description: suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
- Also known as: “Glengowrie, South Australia” and “Glengowrie, South Australia, Australia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Glenelg Oval and Cummins House.
Glenelg Oval
Stadium
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Glenelg Oval is a sports venue located on Brighton Road, Glenelg East, South Australia. The ground is primarily used for Australian rules football and cricket and is the home ground for the Glenelg Football Club in the SANFL competition.
Cummins House
Historic site
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Cummins House is a historic house in Adelaide, situated at 19-23 Sheoak Avenue, Novar Gardens. It was listed on the South Australian Heritage Register on 24 July 1980. It is now managed as a museum with guided tours by the Cummins Society.
Morphettville Racecourse
Sports venue
Morphettville Racecourse is the main horse racing course for the Australian state of South Australia, incorporating two separate tracks. Home to the South Australian Jockey Club, it is situated in the Adelaide suburb of Morphettville, 10 kilometres from the Adelaide city centre.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include West Adelaide and Novar Gardens.
West Adelaide
Glenelg is a beach-side suburb of the South Australian capital of Adelaide. Located on the shore of Holdfast Bay in Gulf St Vincent, it has become a tourist destination due to its beach and many attractions, home to several hotels and dozens of restaurants.
Novar Gardens
Suburb
Novar Gardens is an inner south-western suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. Originally to be called Morphettville, the name was changed to honour the family estate of Ronald Munro Ferguson, 1st Viscount Novar, Governor-General of Australia from 1914 to 1920, who visited the site of the future suburb in 1919.
North Plympton
Suburb
North Plympton is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of West Torrens. The historic Parkin House which dates from before 1860 and houses an important piano collection, is situated at 4 Lewis Crescent, North Plympton. North Plympton is situated 4 km northeast of Glengowrie.
Glengowrie
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Marion, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.98736° or 34° 59′ 15″ southLongitude
138.53355° or 138° 32′ 1″ eastPopulation
5,190Elevation
18 metres (59 feet)Open location code
4QQW2G7M+3COpenStreetMap ID
node 208523679OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
8348755Wikidata ID
Q5568552
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Glengowrie” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “嘉蘭歌威”
- French: “Glengowrie”
- Irish: “Glengowrie”
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