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Littlehampton, South Australia

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Population
  
2,748 (2011 census)

Postcode(s)
  
5250

Littlehampton
  
Mount Barker

Postal code
  
5250

Federal division
  
Division of Mayo

Established
  
1836

State electorate(s)
  
Kavel

Founded
  
1836

Local time
  
Thursday 6:34 AM

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Location
  
5 km (3 mi) from Mount Barker

Weather
  
14°C, Wind SE at 13 km/h, 93% Humidity

Lga
  
District Council of Mount Barker

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Littlehampton is a small town in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. At the 2011 census, Littlehampton had a population of 2,748.

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Map of Littlehampton SA 5250, Australia

Littlehampton was laid out in 1849 by Benjamin Gray who named it after his native town in Sussex. By 1890 Littlehampton had become a busy industrial area. There were factories producing bricks, jam, sauces, bacon, wattle extract, a brewery and a sawmill.

Today Littlehampton Bricks continues operation, manufacturing high quality clay building bricks and pavers, as well as a range of refractory and insulating bricks. It was established in 1913 developing from another brickyard – Coppins – which was on the other side of the road.

The 1862 church on Main Street is one of the oldest church buildings in the state still in use.

Subterranean Clover

The first commercial collection in the world of any pasture legume seed was done by Amos Howard about two kilometres east of Littlehampton. This was of Trifolium subterraneum (Subterranean Clover). This cultivar was later named 'Mount Barker' and is still commercially available.

Fire service

The Littlehampton Country Fire Service (CFS) is the volunteer fire service of Littlehampton. They are part of the Heysen group.

References

Littlehampton, South Australia Wikipedia