# Paracombe

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{{Infobox Australian place
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| name     = Paracombe
| city     = Adelaide
| state    = sa
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| lga      = [Adelaide Hills Council](/source/Adelaide_Hills_Council)<ref name="LMV"/>
| lga2 = [City of Tea Tree Gully](/source/City_of_Tea_Tree_Gully)<ref name="LMV"/>
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| near-nw  = [Houghton](/source/Houghton%2C_South_Australia)
| near-n   = [Inglewood](/source/Inglewood%2C_South_Australia)
| near-ne  = [Chain of Ponds](/source/Chain_of_Ponds%2C_South_Australia)
| near-w   = [Highbury](/source/Highbury%2C_South_Australia)
| near-e   = [Cudlee Creek](/source/Cudlee_Creek%2C_South_Australia)
| near-sw  = [Castambul](/source/Castambul%2C_South_Australia)
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'''Paracombe''' is a small town near [Adelaide](/source/Adelaide), [South Australia](/source/South_Australia). At the [2011 census](/source/Census_in_Australia), 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](/source/Inglewood%2C_South_Australia) on the road out of Adelaide via [Athelstone](/source/Athelstone%2C_South_Australia) (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](/source/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](/source/Kangaroo_Creek_Reservoir), a dam of the [River Torrens](/source/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](/source/Paracombe_Primary_School), a recreation centre and a [Country Fire Station](/source/Country_Fire_Service).

== Transport ==
The area is not serviced by [Adelaide Metro](/source/Adelaide_Metro) public transport. A coach is operated from [Tea Tree Plaza Interchange](/source/Tea_Tree_Plaza_Interchange) to [Gumeracha](/source/Gumeracha%2C_South_Australia) and [Mount Pleasant](/source/Mount_Pleasant%2C_South_Australia) by [LinkSA](/source/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 ==
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{{Adelaide Hills Council suburbs}}
{{City of Tea Tree Gully suburbs}}
{{Adelaide Hills}}

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Category:Towns in South Australia

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