Armagh, South Australia

Town in South Australia
33°50′S 138°35′E / 33.833°S 138.583°E / -33.833; 138.583Population351 (SAL 2021)[1]Established1850Postcode(s)5453Location
  • 137 km (85 mi) north of Adelaide
  • 3 km (2 mi) west of Clare
LGA(s)District Council of Clare and Gilbert ValleysRegionMid NorthState electorate(s)FromeFederal division(s)Grey
Localities around Armagh:
Hart Bungaree Stanley Flat
Benbournie, Blyth Armagh Clare
Boconnoc Park, Kybunga Emu Flat, Spring Gully Spring Farm

Armagh is a small historic village in the western Clare Valley, about 137 km north of Adelaide, South Australia.

History

The village was named after the town and county of Armagh in Ireland.[citation needed] It was founded in 1850 to benefit from the new copper mine, operated by the Royal Mining Company at nearby Emu Flat. The mine was built as part of a mania for copper mining prompted by the large copper finds at Burra and Kapunda but, though some mining efforts continued until 1910, was never successful commercially.[2]

The town today

Today the hills around Armagh are known for the production of wine and olive oil. Most of the old town has vanished leaving only a brick kiln, claypit, a few houses and the Miner’s Home Hotel, now a private museum.


References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Armagh (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Noye, Robert J. (1980). CLARE – A District History. Hawthorndene, South Australia: Investigator Press. pp. 118–123.

External links

  • Clare & Gilbert Valleys Council
  • Clare Valley Tourism