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Encyclopedia > Kensington Gardens, South Australia

Kensington Gardens is a suburb of Adelaide in the City of Burnside, Australia. Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia, with a population of over 1. ... Burnside is one of the more cultural cities in South Australia with a popluation of more than 3 million. ...


Formerly known as 'Pile's Paddock', after James Pile who was born in Yorkshire in 1800 arrived in South Australia in 1849.


In 1906 the Bank of New South Wales obtained section 271 from William Pile and subdivided it in 1910.


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Kensington Gardens, South Australia - Travelmate (286 words)
One of Adelaide’s premier green suburbs, Kensington Gardens is within walking distance of the heart of the Festival City, with its shops, theatres, restaurants, gardens, sports grounds and parks, many of which straddle the Torrens River and its lake.
It is also a city of great diversity, renowned for its heritage sites, food, wine and arts which attracts culture vultures from round the globe every two years for an Arts Festival acknowledged as one of the best three in the world.
Kensington Gardens is part of Adelaide's City of Parks, the Burnside municipality.
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