Gawler Oval railway station

Gawler is the oldest country town on the Australian mainland in the state of South Australia. It was named after the second Governor (British Vice-Regal representative) of the colony of South Australia, George Gawler. It is about 40–44 km (25–27 mi) north of the centre of the state capital, Adelaide, and is close to the major wine producing district of the Barossa Valley. Topographically, Gawler lies at the confluence of two tributaries of the Gawler River, the North and South Para rivers, where they emerge from a range of low hills. Historically a semi-rural area, Gawler has been swept up in Adelaide's growth in recent years, and is now considered by some as an outer northern suburb of Adelaide. It is counted as a suburb in the Outer Metro region of the Greater Adelaide Planning Region.

Gawler was an electoral district of the House of Assembly in the Australian state of South Australia from 1938 to 1970.The polling places in the Electorate of Gawler for the 1938 were Cockatoo Valley, Gawler, Gawler Blocks, Gawler South, Loos, Lyndoch, One Tree Hill, Rosedale, Roseworthy, Rowland's Flat, Smithfield, Wasleys, Willaston and Williamstown.Gawler was abolished in a boundary redistribution in 1970, John Clark represented the newly created district of Electoral district of Elizabeth from 1970.The town of Gawler is currently represented by the seat of Light.

Willaston is a northern suburb 39 kilometres (24 mi) northeast of the Adelaide city centre in South Australia. It is located in the Town of Gawler.

Gawler Central railway station is the terminus station of the Gawler line. Situated in the South Australian town of Gawler, it is 42.2 kilometres (26.2 mi) from Adelaide station.

The South Para River is a river located in the Mount Lofty Ranges northeast of Adelaide in the Australian state of South Australia. The river's name is based directly on the Kaurna word pari which means river. The "south" descriptor distinguishes it from the North Para River with which it merges.

The North Para River is a river located in the Barossa Valley of the Australian state of South Australia. The river's name is based directly on the Kaurna word pari which means river. The "north" descriptor distinguishes it from the South Para River with which it merges.

The Town of Gawler is a local government area located north of Adelaide city centre in South Australia containing Gawler and its suburbs. The corporate town was established in 1857 due to the township's residents' dissatisfaction at being governed by three different district councils. The Town of Gawler is located within the officially declared boundaries of the Adelaide metropolitan area. As of 2001 1.0% of the population were Indigenous Australian, and 76.3% were born in Australia. The current mayor of Gawler is Karen Redman (elected November 2014), the first elected female mayor in the town's history.

Gawler West, (postcode 5118) is a suburb of the South Australian town of Gawler, located in the northern Adelaide metropolitan area region, 43 km north of Adelaide. It is bordered by the Gawler River and the Gawler railway line and the suburbs of Gawler South, and Evanston. During the 2000s period, part of the suburb was renamed Reid by the South Australian Geographical Names Advisory Committee, replacing the Gawler Bypass Road as the western boundary by the Gawler River on the west and north.

Reid is a northern suburb of Adelaide, South Australia in the Town of Gawler. It is a sliver of land bounded by the Gawler bypass road, the Gawler River, and the Gawler-Roseworthy railway line. Reid was excised from Gawler West in 2004 in response to a petition by residents who felt that a different name would make it easier to find their area. It is named after a Mr Reid who was an early landholder in the area.

Gawler railway station is located on the Gawler line. Situated in the South Australian town of Gawler, it is 39.8 kilometres (24.7 mi) from Adelaide station.

The Willaston General Cemetery on Dawkins Avenue, Willaston, South Australia opened on 1 August 1866. to replace the original burial ground on Murray Street, Gawler, South Australia was made in the mid 1850s, with the headstones from the original cemetery moved to the entrance.Interments at the cemetery include: Ephraim Henry Coombe, (1858–1917) journalist and politician Leslie Duncan, (1880–1952), newspaper editor and politician Walter Duffield, (1816–1882) miller, pastoralist and politician Job Harris, (1840–1882) prominently associated with the discovery of gold at the Barossa Goldfields James Martin, (1821–1899) manufacturer and politician Frederick May, (1840–1897) engineer and manufacturer John McKinlay, (1819–1872) explorer Esmond Walter New, (1900–1982) Presbyterian minister and air force chaplain

Hewett is a suburb just north of Gawler in South Australia. It includes Mckinlay Estate, Mckinlay Ridge and Harkness Heights housing estates. Hewett has multiple parks and a river walk. The suburb consists of a R-7 Public Primary School, as well as the 'Hewett Shopping Centre'. The 'Hewett Shopping Centre' contains the 'Best' Chicken shop and the 'Best' Bakery, in South Australia. Further land releases are taking place.