Cudlee Creek is a small town near

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. It is located in the

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local government area.

History

The name Cudlee Creek is probably derived from the

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word ''kadli'', meaning the

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Creek. The first European inhabitants of Cudlee Creek settled in 1838, when William Kelly, from the

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, came to the area and established the Sulby Glen estate. A district history states that Sulby Glen was "...well-known for cheese-making. Quite a lot of wheat was grown; fruit trees were planted and a lot of potatoes marketed". It became a significant exporter of apples and pears, and a cold store, built in 1922 for a fruit-growers'

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, is the most prominent building in the town. In 2019, a big bushfire burnt out parts of the town and the areas around it.

Geography

Cudlee Creek is located south of Chain of Ponds on the road out of Adelaide via Athelstone (Gorge Road). The ABS 2006 census records 764 people living in 304 dwellings.

Facilities

Cudlee Creek has a Soldiers Memorial Hall, Caravan Park, Pub, Tennis Courts, Golf Course and a Country Fire Station. Points of interest: * Gorge Wildlife Park, one of the largest privately owned animal parks in Australia (opened 1965) * An old icecreamery now converted to a restaurant (opened 1890) known as the Cudlee Cafe * The popular walking trail, the

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passes through the town The local Primary School,

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, closed in 2010 after 131 years. The population of the school when it closed was 15 students. Cudlee Creek Conservation Park on the

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, located near the Gorge Road-Lobethal Road intersection, is home to a variety of birds and marsupials who live in the

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, red gum,

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and

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woodlands on quite steep terrain. It was proclaimed in 1971 and contains no visitor facilities or amenities. The Fox Creek mountain bike trails in the Mount Crawford forest south of the town. There are 2 km-3 km downhill tracks plus an 8 km cross-country track.

Transport

Gorge Road and Cudlee Creek-Lobethal Road run through the suburb. The area is not serviced by Adelaide public transport. A coach is operated from

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to Mount Torrens and Mount Pleasant by Link SA. The Bus services the Gorge Wildlife Park, the Cudlee Cafe and Langley Road.

References

External links

Gorge Wildlife Park
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