๐ฆ๐บ Modbury is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Tea Tree Gully. Modbury is located at the end of the Adelaide O-Bahn and is home to the Tea Tree Plaza shopping complex and Modbury Hospital. It was named Modbury by R. S. Kelly, on 1 September 1840, after his native town in Devonshire.
1History Robert Simon Kelly purchased Upper Dry Creek in 1842, naming his home, trehele, later referred to as Treehill, but generally known as Modbury Farm, the Modbury hotel, initially known by the name Modbury, is widely believed to have been constructed as a two story establishment by Robert Kelly, a tradesman, in September 1858, William Stoneham sought approval from the district council for a general license to operate a public house under the name Modbury Hotel, while Stoneham obtained the first license, ownership remained with Robert Kelly.
Mr. Kelly's efforts eventually led to the emergence of the Modbury village in 1857, after he encouraged its development on his land, which he named after his birthplace in Devonshire, England.
1Schools The suburb of Modbury contains one high school (Modbury High School) and one Primary School (Modbury West). However, there are many other schools in the surrounding areas which also bear the name Modbury. Modbury South Primary for example is located in the suburb of Hope Valley. There is also another primary school named Modbury School which was originally in Modbury proper but relocated in the 1970s to what is now known as Modbury North.
1Government The suburb of Modbury is located within the Australian House of Representatives Seat of Makin, and the South Australian House of Assembly Seat of Florey.
Its local government area is the City of Tea Tree Gully and its chambers are located within the suburb.
1Sport and recreation There are many sporting teams in Modbury - Modbury Hawks (Australian rules football), Modbury Jets (Soccer), Modbury Tennis Club and Modbury Bowling Club.
A large park central in the suburb is known as Civic Park it is located across the road from Tea Tree Plaza. It is a popular spot for barbecues and picnics in summer.
1Transport The O-Bahn buses and other buses serve Modbury.
1Modbury has a population of over 5,593 people. Modbury also forms the centre of the wider Tea Tree Gully City which has a population of over 101,174 people. It is also a part of the larger Adelaide area.
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Locations Near: Modbury 138.683,-34.8333
๐ฆ๐บ Salisbury 138.642,-34.764 d: 8.6
๐ฆ๐บ Adelaide 138.6,-34.917 d: 12
๐ฆ๐บ Port Adelaide 138.5,-34.833 d: 16.7
๐ฆ๐บ Gawler 138.745,-34.598 d: 26.8
๐ฆ๐บ Murray Bridge 139.275,-35.12 d: 62.6
๐ฆ๐บ Victor Harbor 138.617,-35.55 d: 79.9
๐ฆ๐บ Orroroo 138.612,-32.736 d: 233.3
๐ฆ๐บ Port Lincoln 135.85,-34.717 d: 259.1
๐ฆ๐บ Mildura 141.6,-34.383 d: 271.6
๐ฆ๐บ Mount Gambier 140.781,-37.828 d: 382.4
Antipodal to: Modbury -41.317,34.833
๐ง๐ท Florianรณpolis -48.552,27.592 d: 18956.7
๐ง๐ท Guarulhos -46.517,23.455 d: 18653.4
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๐ง๐ท Greater Vitรณria -40.308,20.289 d: 18394.8
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๐ต๐น Terceira Island -27.2,38.717 d: 18687.3
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๐จ๐ฆ St. John's -52.712,47.561 d: 18312.7