Glengowrie is a suburb of Adelaide (34°59′ S 138°31′ E), approximately 12 kilometres south west of the City of Adelaide. Adelaide is the capital city of the Australian state of South Australia. ...
Location
Located in the City of Marion, Glengowrie is bounded by the tramline to the north, Morphett Road to the east, Oaklands road to the south and parts of Diagonal Road to the west. The western tip of Glengowrie is approximately 3 kilometres from the beaches of Glenelg, one of Adelaide's best known beachside precincts. The City of Marion is a local government area in the southern suburbs of Adelaide, South Australia. ... Glenelg is a suburb of Adelaide, the capital city of South Australia. ...
Etymology
Glengowrie was named in honour of Lord Gowrie (also known as Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven), Governor-General of Australia from 1936-1944. Lord Gowrie Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, 1st Earl of Gowrie VC, KBE, PC (6 July 1872 - 2 May 1955), tenth Governor-General of Australia, was born in Windsor, Berkshire, England, the second son of the 8th Baron Ruthven. ... The Governor-General of Australia is a position established by the Commonwealth of Australia Constitution Act to sign legislation into law, appoint judges and ministers and perform many other important duties. ...
Features
The Hazelmere Reserve is a public park on the southern edge of Glengowrie. It features the popular fenced off area known as "Dog Park" which is typically filled with dogs and their owners late in the afternoon and on weekends. The reserve is located on the site of the oval of the former Glengowrie High School, closed in the 1980s.
The Sturt River Linear Park which follows the Sturt River through the south-western metropolitan area from Marion to Glenelg runs through the north-eastern tip of Glengowrie.
Glengowrie (pronounced) is a suburb of the Australian city of Adelaide (), approximately 12 kilometres south west of the City of Adelaide.
Located in the City of Marion, Glengowrie is bounded by the Glenelg tramline to the north, Morphett Road to the east, Oaklands road to the south and parts of Diagonal Road to the west.
Glengowrie falls under the local-level governance of the City of Marion.
Glengowrie (pronounced [ˌglen'gæɔɹi]) is a suburb of the Australian city of Adelaide (34°59′S 138°31′E), approximately 12 kilometres south west of the City of Adelaide.
Around 80% of the population were born in Australia, and 92% are Australian Citizens.
Glengowrie High School first opened in 1969 [1] and was demolished in the early 1990's [2] the site being used for the construction of Glengowrie Retirement Estate.
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