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'''Paracombe''' is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. At the 2011 census, Paracombe had a population of 343.<ref name=Census2011Y>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC44516|name=Paracombe (State Suburb)|accessdate=5 October 2016|quick=on}}</ref>
== Geography == Paracombe is located south of Inglewood on the road out of Adelaide via Athelstone (Gorge Road).
== History ==
The name probably originates from the Little Para River whose headwaters are in the area. It was settled in 1840–41 by John Barton Hack and John Richardson, and was a sheep station until the beginning of the 20th century. It was subdivided and, with an influx of smaller landholders, a school, post office, church and recreation hall were built, but the town did not grow much beyond this.<ref>[http://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=208#P Adelaide Hills Council – Historical Town Information] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060625165304/http://www.ahc.sa.gov.au/site/page.cfm?u=208 |date=25 June 2006 }}. Retrieved 15 June 2006</ref>
In 1966, work started on the Kangaroo Creek Reservoir, a dam of the River Torrens, and in 1969 it was completed at a cost of $5.3 million. Apart from supplying water to eastern Adelaide, it also serves a flood protection role and holds 19,160 megalitres.<ref>[http://www.sawater.com.au/SAWater/Education/OurWaterSystems/Water+Storage+(Reservoirs).htm#kangaroo SA Water – Kangaroo Creek Reservoir] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100124153923/http://www.sawater.com.au/SAWater/Education/OurWaterSystems/Water%2BStorage%2B%28Reservoirs%29.htm |date=24 January 2010 }}</ref>
== Facilities == Paracombe has a primary school, a recreation centre and a Country Fire Station.
== Transport == The area is not serviced by Adelaide Metro public transport. A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by LinkSA.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://linksa.com.au/ |title=LinkSA |website=linksa.com.au |access-date=24 March 2016}}{{title missing|date=May 2022}}</ref>
== References == {{reflist}}
{{Adelaide Hills Council suburbs}} {{City of Tea Tree Gully suburbs}} {{Adelaide Hills}}
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