Northfield is a suburb of the greater

Adelaide, South Australia Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The demo ...

area.

History

The earliest known record of the name "Northfield" being used in reference to the area is 1852. This was a newspaper entry in the ''South Australia Register'' 4 October 1852 on the marriage notice of John Lewis to Harriet Ricketts of Northfield. Northfield was known as "Northfield, Dry Creek" as early as 1855 and the Free Labour stone quarry worked by Convicts at that time was later to become the Prison Quarry. The suburb was serviced by the former

Northfield railway line The Northfield railway line (formerly Stockade railway line) was a railway in northern Adelaide running Dry Creek and Northfield. The line branched east from the Gawler railway line just north of Dry Creek station. In earlier years, it saw ...

and

Northfield railway station Northfield railway station serves the Northfield area of Birmingham, England. It is situated on the Cross-City Line, and is managed by West Midlands Trains, who also operate all of the rail services that serve it. History The station was op ...

from the opening of the line in 1857, until its closure to passenger traffic on 29 May 1987. The former terminus of the line,

Stockade railway station The Stockade railway station, the terminal station of the then Stockade railway line (later the Northfield railway line), was opened on 1 June 1857. It was built to service the colony's prisoner camp, and to transport bluestone mined by convicts ...

, which was closed in 1961, was built to load stone from the quarries behind Female Labour Prison (which was originally called ''The Stockade'' - a name which survives in the local park of the same name). Sections of Northfield were renamed Northgate and Lightsview in later years.

Landmarks

*Hampstead rehabilitation centre, part of the

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Hampstead Rehabilitation Centre
SA Health *Landing ground of Ross Smith & Keith Smith's

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, 23 March 1920 * Ross Smith Secondary School (formerly Northfield High School) - Closed in 2011 *

Stockade Botanical Park Stockade Botanic Park (commonly known also as ''Stockade Park'' and ''Stockade Botanical Park'') is a public reserve off Hoods Road in the City of Port Adelaide Enfield's suburb of Northfield. It was formerly associated with a prison quarry but ...

*Yatala Labour Prison, built in 1854. *Northfield Primary School, established in 1861. *Duncan Fraser Reserve, home of the

Gepps Cross Football Club Gepps Cross Football Club is an Australian rules football club located at Duncan Fraser Reserve, Northfield, South Australia. The club colours are red, white and blue. The club was first formed in 1952, playing in the North Adelaide Distric ...

*LJ Lewis Reserve, home of the Greenacres Football Club

Government

Northfield is in the

City of Port Adelaide Enfield The City of Port Adelaide Enfield, located across inner north and north-western suburbs of Adelaide, is one of the largest metropolitan councils within South Australia. It was established on 26 March 1996 by the amalgamation of the City of Port ...

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, and is in both the

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electoral districts of Florey and

Enfield Enfield may refer to: Places Australia * Enfield, New South Wales * Enfield, South Australia ** Electoral district of Enfield, a state electoral district in South Australia, corresponding to the suburb ** Enfield High School (South Australia) ...

. It is also in both the

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Divisions of

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and Makin.

References

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