Brinkley is a locality and former township in
South Australia
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west of the
Murray River
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and approximately south west by road from the centre of
Murray Bridge.
Its boundaries for the long-established locality were formalised in March 2000.
It is named for the cadastral division in which it lies, the
Hundred of Brinkley, which itself was named after Captain M. Brinkley who in 1860 was the clerk of the state's Executive Council.
Hundred of Brinkley
The Hundred of Brinkley is larger than the modern locality boundaries. It includes all or most of the localities and towns:
See also
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List of cities and towns in South Australia
This is a list of town and locality names in South Australia outside the metropolitan postal area of Adelaide.
:For a list of suburbs in metropolitan areas of Adelaide, see lists inside following individual city council articles: City of Adela ...
References
Towns in South Australia
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