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Line 1: {{Use Australian English\|date=August 2019}} '''Kilburn''' is a suburb located north of [[Adelaide]]. The suburb borders [[Blair Athol, South Australia\|Blair Athol]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia\|Gepps Cross]], [[Wingfield, South Australia\|Wingfield]], [[Regency Park, South Australia\|Regency Park]] and [[Prospect, South Australia\|Prospect]]<ref>{{cite book\|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition \|publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) \|year=2003 \|isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref>. Kilburn shares the same postcode as Blair Athol which is 5084. ▼ {{~~Unreferenced~~More citations needed\|date=June 2007}}▼ {{Use dmy dates\|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox Australian place \| type = suburb \| name = Kilburn \| city = Adelaide \| state = sa \| image = Kilburn.jpg \| caption = Grand Junction Road, Kilburn [http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/\| lga = City of Port Adelaide Enfield]▼ \| postcode = 5084 \| est = \| pop = <!-- Leave blank to draw the latest automatically from Wikidata. --> \| area = \| stategov = [[Electoral district of Enfield\|Enfield]]<ref name="PLB"/> \| fedgov = [[Division of Adelaide\|Adelaide]] \| dist1 = \| location1= \| near-nw = [[Wingfield, South Australia\|Wingfield]] \| near-n = [[Dry Creek, South Australia\|Dry Creek]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia\|Gepps Cross]] \| near-ne = [[Gepps Cross, South Australia\|Gepps Cross]] \| near-e = [[Blair Athol, South Australia\|Blair Athol]] \| near-se = [[Prospect, South Australia\|Prospect]] \| near-s = [[Prospect, South Australia\|Prospect]] \| near-sw = [[Dudley Park, South Australia\|Dudley Park]] \| near-w = [[Regency Park, South Australia\|Regency Park]] }} ▲'''Kilburn''' is a suburb ~~located~~in the inner north of [[Adelaide]], [[South Australia]]. The suburb borders [[Blair Athol, South Australia\|Blair Athol]], [[Gepps Cross, South Australia\|Gepps Cross]], [[Wingfield, South Australia\|Wingfield]], [[Regency Park, South Australia\|Regency Park]] and [[Prospect, South Australia\|Prospect]].<ref>{{cite book\|title=2003 Adelaide Street Directory, 41st Edition \|publisher=UBD (A Division of Universal Press Pty Ltd) \|year=2003 \|isbn=0-7319-1441-4}}</ref>. Kilburn ~~shares~~has the same postcode (5084) as Blair Athol ~~which is 5084~~. == History == Kilburn was known as 'Little Chicago' up until the mid 20th century.<ref name="PLB">{{Cite web \|url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb \|title=Property Location Browser: Search for 'Kilburn, SUB' (ID SA0036544) \|publisher=Government of South Australia \|access-date=5 April 2016 \|archive-date=7 December 2015 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ \|url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Education== ~~Kilburn~~The ~~has~~only ~~two~~school ~~primary~~in ~~schools. ''~~Kilburn ~~Primary School''~~ is ~~located just off Churchill Road, and ''~~St Brigids Primary School~~'' is~~, a private [[~~private~~Roman ~~school~~Catholic\|Catholic]] school located on Le Hunte StStreet. ~~Both~~It ~~cater~~caters for year levels Reception to Year 76. ~~Also, ''~~St. ~~Gabriel's~~Gabriels Primary School~~'',~~ is located nearby in the easterly adjacent suburb of [[Enfield, South Australia\|Enfield]] ~~is also located near Kilburn. It is situated~~, on Whittington ~~Tce, is co-educational and also caters for Reception to Year 7~~Street. ==Transport== Kilburn is ~~only~~ a 10 - 15to 15-minute drive from the Adelaide [[Central ~~Business~~business ~~District~~district\|CBD]] (Central Business District). The suburb is well-serviced by public transport~~. The 182 [[bus]]line passes through Kilburn and Blair Athol along [[Prospect Road, Adelaide\|Prospect Road]]~~. [[Kilburn railway station, Adelaide\|Kilburn]] [[train station]], located on Railway ~~Tce~~Terrace, has services that go to and from the [[Adelaide ~~Railway~~railway ~~Station~~station\|city]]~~. Buses 235, 237, 238, 239 travel along Churchill Road to Kilburn and terminate at Kilburn, Valley View, Mawson Lakes UniSA and Arndale Shopping Centre respectively~~. The G10 and G11 [[bus]]lines pass through Kilburn and [[Blair Athol, South Australia\|Blair Athol]] along [[Prospect Road, Adelaide\|Prospect Road]]. Buses 235, 237, 238 and 239 traverse Kilburn along [[Churchill Road]] and terminate at Kilburn, [[Valley View, South Australia\|Valley View]], [[Mawson Lakes, South Australia\|Mawson Lakes]] [[University of South Australia\|UniSA]] and [[Arndale Central Shopping Centre\|Arndale Shopping Centre]] respectively. == Sport == Kilburn Speedway took place on the Kilburn Oval, on the corner of Carroll Avenue and Churchill Road ({{coord\|34\|51\|39\|S\|138\|34\|56\|E\|}}). It opened during February 1946 and closed in 1951.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/culture/sport/display/50993-kilburn-speedway \|title=Kilburn Speedway \| website=Monument Australia \|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> The venue hosted [[motorcycle speedway]] and held the [[South Australian Individual Speedway Championship]] four times from 1946 to 1950.<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.speedwayandroadracehistory.com/adelaide-kilburn-speedway.html \|title=Adelaide (SA)\| website=Speedway and Road Race History \|access-date=25 February 2024}}</ref> ==Heritage listings== ~~{{Inappropriate tone\|date=December 2007}}~~ Kilburn has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: ▲{{Unreferenced\|date=June 2007}} Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2955 \| title=Islington Railway Workshops Chief Mechanical Engineer's Office \| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources \| work=South Australian Heritage Register \| access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> * Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2954 \| title=Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop \| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources \| work=South Australian Heritage Register \| access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> * Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Foundry]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2952 \| title=Islington Railway Workshops Foundry \| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources \| work=South Australian Heritage Register \| access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> * Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2951 \| title=Islington Railway Workshops Apprentice School \| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources \| work=South Australian Heritage Register \| access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> * Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2950 \| title=Islington Railway Workshops Electrical Shop \| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources \| work=South Australian Heritage Register \| access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> * Churchill Road: [[Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=2953 \| title=Islington Railway Workshops Fabrication Shop Annex \| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources \| work=South Australian Heritage Register \| access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> * 498 Churchill Road: [[Tubemakers Administration Building No. 2]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=26324 \| title=Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 2 \| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources \| work=South Australian Heritage Register \| access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> * 500 Churchill Road: [[Tubemakers Administration Building No. 1]]<ref>{{cite web \| url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/heritagesearch/HeritageItem.aspx?p_heritageno=24963 \| title=Former Tubemakers Administration Building No 1 \| publisher=Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources \| work=South Australian Heritage Register \| access-date=15 August 2016}}</ref> ==See also== * [[Churchill Road]] * [[List of Adelaide suburbs]] ==References== Line 19 ⟶ 61: ==External links== [http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ City of Port Adelaide Enfield] {{Webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518101839/http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ \|date=18 May 2008 }} ~~{{Mapit-AUS-suburbscale\|long=138.597\|lat=-34.861}}~~ ▲[http://www.portenf.sa.gov.au/ City of Port Adelaide Enfield] {{Coord\|-34.861\|138.597\|format=dms\|type:city_region:AU-SA\|display=title}} {{City of Port Adelaide Enfield suburbs}}