Penrice, South Australia

Penrice is a small town in the Barossa Valley of South Australia, just north of Angaston.

Penrice
South Australia
Penrice
Coordinates34°29′S 139°2′E
Population337 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)5353
Location2 km (1 mi) north of Angaston
LGA(s)Barossa Council
State electorate(s)Schubert
Federal Division(s)Barker
Localities around Penrice:
Stockwell
Light Pass, Nuriootpa Penrice[2] Moculta
Angaston

Penrice is the site of a large limestone and marble quarry which was operated by Penrice Soda Products until that company failed. The quarry was bought by Adelaide Brighton Cement as a going concern in July 2014.[3] Penrice quarry Penrice Stone Train was the last customer of the Barossa Valley railway line,[4] but the railway has not been used since Adelaide Brighton bought the quarry.

Penrice was named by Captain Richard Rodda most likely after Penrice, an estate near St Austell, Cornwall.[4] Some sources suggest the village was named after a town in Glamorganshire, Wales[5]

Penrice is in the Barossa Council local government area, the state electoral district of Schubert and the federal Division of Barker.[2]

References
  1. "Penrice Population on Local Stats". Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  2. "Property Location Browser". Department of Planning, Transport and Infrastructure, Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  3. "Adelaide Brighton buys Penrice Angaston quarry as going concern". ABC News. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  4. "History of the Area". Angaston & Penrice Historical Society. November 2008. Retrieved 22 October 2017.
  5. "Penrice". Placenames Online. Government of South Australia. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007.
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