Morphettville, South Australia

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'''Morphettville''' is a suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the City of Marion.

The major feature of the suburb is the Morphettville Racecourse (horseracing track). The tram barn storage and maintenance facility is across Morphett Road from the racecourse, in the neighbouring suburb of Glengowrie opening in October 1986.<ref>New Tram Depot ''Australian Transport'' February 1987 page 21</ref> The southern part of the suburb is predominantly residential, with the Sturt River flowing through from south to northwest.<ref name="PLB">{{cite web |url=http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/# |id=SA0046487 |title=Placename details: Morphettville |work=Property Location Browser |publisher=Government of South Australia |accessdate=8 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012010923/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ |archive-date=12 October 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> The Morphett Arms Hotel is on the western side of Morphett Road, Glengowrie. The Torrens Transit Morphettville Depot is on the corner of Morphett Road and Oaklands road, the former site of Adelaide's largest drive-in cinema, the Metro Drive-in.

Both the suburb and the racecourse were named after Sir John Morphett MLC, a prominent early settler.

'''Location'''

'''Morphettville''' is bounded by the Glenelg tram line in the north, Morphett Road on the West, Park Terrace and Hendrie Street in the East and Oaklands Road in the South. It is home to the Morphettville Park Football Club at Kellett Reserve, Denham Avenue, the [https://www.daraschool.sa.edu.au Dara School] in Gordon Terrace, a school for gifted students. Gymnastics South Australia is located in Rosedale Avenue right behind the Marion Leisure and Fitness Centre. thumb

==See also== *List of Adelaide suburbs

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Category:Suburbs of Adelaide