Buccleuch, South Australia

Buccleuch
Peake[1], South Australia
Buccleuch Lutheran Church
Buccleuch is located in South Australia
Buccleuch
Buccleuch
Coordinates35°20′06″S 139°52′39″E / 35.335097°S 139.877383°E / -35.335097; 139.877383[1]
Elevation17 m (56 ft)(railway station)[2]
Time zoneACST (UTC+9:30)
 • Summer (DST)ACDT (UTC+10:30)
Location140 km (87 mi) E of Adelaide
LGA(s)Coorong District Council
State electorate(s)Hammond
Federal division(s)Barker
Localities around Buccleuch:
Wynarka
Sherlock Buccleuch Peake
Yumali

Buccleuch is a place in South Australia situated along the Pinnaroo railway line and Mallee Highway (B12), approximately 140 km east of Adelaide. It is part of the Coorong District Council. There is an active Lutheran Church in Buccleuch.[3]

History

The town was named after the County of Buccleuch which in turn was named for the sixth Duke of Buccleuch, William Scott, of Scotland. A school was opened in 1921 and closed in 1942.[4] There was a railway siding at Buccleuch,[5] however it is no longer used. Buccleuch Post Office has been closed since 30 April 1986.[6] Buccleuch is not to be used as an address location as it is incorporated into the bounded locality of Peake.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b "Search results for 'Buccleuch, LOCU' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Counties', 'Local Government Areas', 'Gazetteer' and 'Railways'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  2. ^ "Search results for 'Buccleuch Railway Station, RSTA' with the following datasets selected – 'Suburbs and localities', 'Gazetteer' and 'Railways'". Location SA Map Viewer. South Australian Government. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  3. ^ "St John's Lutheran Church Buccleuch Inc". Lutheran Church Australia. 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Buccleuch". The Manning Index of South Australian History. State Library of South Australia. Retrieved 11 June 2007.
  5. ^ "Placename Details: Buccleuch Railway Station (ID SA0010226)". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 21 April 2008. SA0010226. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  6. ^ "Placename Details: Buccleuch Post Office". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 21 April 2008. SA0010225. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Placename Details: Buccleuch". Property Location Browser. Land Services, Government of South Australia. 21 April 2008. SA0010224. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 17 September 2015.