Edinburgh
Edinburgh is an outer northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Salisbury. The suburb was created in 1997, on land straddling Penfield and Salisbury, that was compulsorily acquired by the Commonwealth Government in 1940 in order to manufacture munitions for the war effort during World War II, and later used for a number of defence-related establishments.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Suburb with 300 residents
- Description: suburb of Adelaide, South Australia
- Also known as: “Edinburgh, South Australia” and “Edinburgh, South Australia, Australia”
- Neighbors: Salisbury, Playford and Tea Tree Gully
Places of Interest
Highlights include RAAF Base Edinburgh and Elizabeth South railway station.
RAAF Base Edinburgh
Aerodrome
Photo: Psydneyj, CC BY-SA 4.0.
RAAF Base Edinburgh is a Royal Australian Air Force military airbase located in Edinburgh approximately 28 km north of Adelaide, South Australia, Australia and forms part of the Edinburgh Defence Precinct.
Elizabeth South railway station
Railway station
Photo: Normangerman, Public domain.
Elizabeth South railway station is located on the Gawler line. Situated on the border of northern Adelaide suburbs of Elizabeth South and Edinburgh, it is 24 kilometres from Adelaide station.
Elizabeth railway station
Railway station
Photo: Backflip76, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Elizabeth railway station is located on the Gawler line. Situated on the border of the northern Adelaide suburbs of Elizabeth and Edinburgh, it is 25.8 kilometres from Adelaide station. Elizabeth railway station is situated 2½ km east of Edinburgh.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Direk and Penfield.
Direk
Suburb
Direk is a suburb located in the City of Salisbury, Adelaide, South Australia. It is bounded by Heaslip Road, Diment Road, Bolivar Road and the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line.
Penfield
Suburb
Penfield is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia, in the City of Playford. William Penfold, one of the first settlers in the area, subdivided land he had bought in the Hundred of Munno Para in 1856 to create the township of Penfield. Penfield is situated 3½ km northwest of Edinburgh.
Salisbury, Playford and Tea Tree Gully
Photo: Orderinchaos, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Salisbury, Playford and Tea Tree Gully are three local government areas in the northern suburbs of Adelaide.
Edinburgh
- Category: locality
- Location: City of Salisbury, South Australia, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-34.71914° or 34° 43′ 9″ southLongitude
138.635° or 138° 38′ 6″ eastPopulation
300Elevation
34 metres (112 feet)United Nations Location Code
AU EBHOpen location code
4QQW7JJP+82OpenStreetMap ID
node 1894653231OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburb
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Satellite Map
Discover Edinburgh from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Chinese to Irish—“Edinburgh” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “愛丁堡”
- Chinese: “爱丁堡”
- Esperanto: “Edinburgo”
- Irish: “Edinburgh”
Places with the Same Name
Discover other places named “Edinburgh”.
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Edinburgh North and Salisbury North.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Penfield Sturton Primitive Methodist Church and National Military Vehicle Museum.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Edinburgh”. Photo: Roumpf, CC BY-SA 4.0.