Leasingham, South Australia

Leasingham is the name of a hamlet on the southern edge of the Clare Valley, in the Mid North of South Australia. It is approximately 117 kilometres from the state's capital, Adelaide and 17 kilometres south of the town of Clare.

Although the surrounding country is elevated, the township is located in lower country at the intersection of Main North Road and the connecting roads to Mintaro (to the East) and Hoyleton (to the West). Leasingham is bisected by the Eyre Creek as it makes its way to the Wakefield River. The Riesling Trail is on the western fringe of the township, following the former railway route between Auburn and Clare.

History

The Leasingham district was the ancestral home of the Ngadjuri people. The first European explorer, John Hill, passed through the district in April 1839. Surveys soon followed, the township being named after the village and civil parish of Leasingham in Lincolnshire, England and the site was once owned by E. Campbell, who held approximately 120 hectares (60 acres) of freehold land, which he sold in 1853. By 1866 Leasingham had about 130 residents and, although ribbon development occurred around the Main North Road crossroad, it never prospered into a town.

Governance

Leasingham is in the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys, the state electoral district of Frome, and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Grey.

Land use

Leasingham is an agricultural district in which dry grain farming predominates. Additionally, being centrally located in quite a picturesque district, it caters for tourism and has a restaurant, caravan park, bed and breakfast accommodation and a number of tasting/cellar door sales operations of local wineries.

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Leasingham (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
Cockburn, Rodney (1999). South Australia – What's in a Name?. Axiom Publishing. ISBN 0-9592519-1-X.

33°58′S 138°39′E / 33.967°S 138.650°E / -33.967; 138.650

v t e Towns and localities of the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council
Towns and localities	Alma Anama Armagh Auburn Barinia Benbournie Black Springs Bungaree Boconnoc Park Clare Emu Flat Farrell Flat Giles Corner Gillentown Halbury Hill River Hilltown Hoyleton Leasingham Manoora Marrabel Mintaro Penwortham Polish Hill River Rhynie Riverton Saddleworth Salter Springs Sevenhill Spring Farm Spring Gully Stanley Stanley Flat Steelton Stockport Tarlee Tarnma Tothill Belt Tothill Creek Undalya Waterloo Watervale Woolshed Flat
Geographic features	Clare Valley Gilbert River Hill River Hutt River Wakefield River Skilly Hills Finnis Point Peters Hill Spring Gully Conservation Park Northern Mount Lofty Ranges

Towns and localities of the Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council

Towns and localities

Geographic features

v t e Clare Valley, South Australia
Main towns	Armagh Auburn Clare Leasingham Mintaro Penwortham Polish Hill River Sevenhill Stanley Flat Watervale
Rivers and hills	Hill River Hutt River Wakefield River Skilly Hills
Protected areas	Martindale Hall Spring Gully Conservation Park
Places of interest	Clare Valley wine region Clare Valley Racecourse Horrocks Highway
Governance and people	Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council (local) Electoral district of Frome (state) Division of Grey (Commonwealth) Ngadjuri
Walking and cycling	Rattler Rail Trail Riesling Trail Lavender Federation Trail Mawson Trail Heysen Trail

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