Bletchley, South Australia
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| Coordinates: 35°15′S 138°59′E / 35.25°S 138.99°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| Established | 1853 | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 76 (SAL 2021)[2] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5255 | ||||||||||||
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Bletchley is a rural locality in the northern Fleurieu Peninsula region of South Australia. It is east of Strathalbyn and north of Langhorne Creek.
History
Bletchley was named by the first settler, David Jones, in 1853 after his home town in England.[3]
The locality previously had a Wesleyan Church, opened in 1857.[4] It also had a post office and general shop, but they no longer exist.There was also a Primitive Methodist church named Pinery a couple of kilometres south along the road to Langhorne Creek.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bletchley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bletchley (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Bletchley (LOCB)". Location SA Viewer. Government of South Australia. 13 October 2009. SA0007301. Retrieved 13 November 2025.
- ^ "Advertising". Adelaide Observer. Vol. XV, no. 802. South Australia. 14 February 1857. p. 8. Retrieved 13 November 2025 – via National Library of Australia.