City of Enfield

The City of Enfield (formerly District Council of Yatala South) was a local government area of South Australia from 1868 to 1996. It was known as Yatala South up until 1933, which was named for its local government area predecessor, the District Council of Yatala, and known as Enfield thereafter.

City of Enfield
South Australia
Second Enfield council chamber, Rakes Road, Enfield
City of Enfield
Coordinates34°51′9″S 138°36′3″E
Established1868
Abolished1996
Area47.3 km2 (18.25 sq mi) (1872–1930)
Council seatEnfield
LGAs around City of Enfield:
Port Adelaide Yatala North
Salisbury
Highercombe
Tea Tree Gully
Woodville
Hindmarsh Woodville
City of Enfield Payneham/
Campbelltown
Hindmarsh
Hindmarsh Woodville
Adelaide
Prospect
Walkerville
Payneham/
Campbelltown

The seat of the City of Enfield was the township of Enfield, approximately 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north of the Adelaide central business district, named after Enfield Town in the London borough of same name. In 1868, the council area ranged approximately from Dry Creek in the north to the River Torrens in the south east and Torrens Road (unrelated to the river) in the south west.

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