Chain of Ponds, South Australia

Millbrook is a locality in the Adelaide Hills, outside Adelaide, South Australia. It borders Inglewood to the north and Cudlee Creek to the south. It is home to a state primary school and small hamlet settlement, connected to Cudlee Creek. The original township within the valley was demolished to make way for the Millbrook Reservoir. Buildings at this location included a small private school and a hotel. The Milbrook Primary School was destroyed as part of the Ash Wednesday fires in 1983. A new school was subsequently built on the site It is now most renowned for the location of a large water reservoir, operated by the South Australian government for Adelaide's water supply. The reservoir remains as a pumping station point for the Kangaroo Creek reservoir. These people moved into the Cudlee Creek area when the reservoir works began in 1914.The former township of Chain of Ponds was removed due to the possible reservoir's impact upon the settlement.

Gorge Wildlife Park is a privately-owned sanctuary in the Australian state of South Australia. It is at Cudlee Creek in the Adelaide Hills and continues to be operated by the same family that established it in 1965. It is 30 km northeast of Adelaide. Situated on 14 acres of land, under shaded trees, paths meander among the largest privately owned collection of Australian animals. The park provides contact with a range of Australian native animals as well as exhibits of Australian and exotic animals and birds. A feature is the opportunity for visitors to hold a koala. Gorge is the only place in Australia that still keeps a greater rhea.Gorge Wildlife Park is involved in protection and preservation of some endangered species such as the brush-tailed rock-wallaby (petrogale penicillata).

Millbrook Reservoir is a 16,000-megalitre artificial water storage reservoir in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It was built from 1914 to 1918 during World War I to control water flows in the upper River Torrens and provide gravity-fed water to Adelaide's eastern suburbs. It is named after the small town of Millbrook, demolished and removed during construction. During the 1970s, the nearby town of Chain of Ponds was also removed to prevent pollution of the reservoir's water.Millbrook covers 178 hectares (440 acres) behind a 288-metre (945 ft) clay-cored earth dam. It lies on Chain of Ponds creek, a tributary of the River Torrens. Water in the reservoir is piped from a weir near Gumeracha but it is also used to balance storage of River Murray water via the Mannum–Adelaide pipeline. It also captures approximately half of the Torrens' water flow.John Tippett named the town of Millbrook in the late 19th century after Millbrook in his native Cornwall.

Paracombe is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. At the 2011 census, Paracombe had a population of 343.

The Big Rocking Horse is a tourist attraction located in the town of Gumeracha, South Australia. Designed by David McIntosh, the structure weighs 25 tonnes and stands at over 18 metres tall, and is one of a number of Big Things in Australia designed to attract the attention of passing motorists. It is part of a larger complex that includes a wooden toy factory, wildlife park and café. Owned by the Wilkinson family since the early 1970s, the complex was sold in 2004 and continues to operate today.

Kenton Valley is a locality named for a valley located between Gumeracha and Lobethal, about 40 km (25 mi) east of Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area. The area contains cherry and strawberry farms and a golf course. It is sparsely populated, and residents rely on nearby Gumeracha for educational and commercial services. The town developed on a parcel of land taken up by the South Australian Company. The first manager of the station was William Beavis Randell who named a home he built, Kenton Park, after his home town in Devon.The Kenton Valley Post Office operated from 1873 to 1973. The school operated from 1904 to 1943.

Inglewood is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area, and is adjacent to Houghton, Paracombe and the rural districts of Upper Hermitage and Chain of Ponds. At the 2006 census, Inglewood had a population of 264.Inglewood began as a private subdivision, and was named after a town in Cumberland, England. The historic Inglewood Inn on North East Road was built by Thomas Deacon in 1858, and played a significant role in the development of the area. It survives today and is listed on the South Australian Heritage Register and the former Register of the National Estate. Inglewood Post Office opened in July 1865. The town also has a general store, located on North East Road.The modern boundaries of Inglewood were established in October 2001 for the long established name. Its boundaries with Lower Hermitage were altered in October 2005 and it gained an area from Millbrook in August 2015.

Lower Hermitage is a locality in the Adelaide Hills region, located approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) northeast of Adelaide in South Australia. It is aligned north–south along Lower Hermitage Road. As at 2016 census, Lower Hermitage had a population of 209 people.The heritage-listed Glen Ewin complex including a house and former jam factory buildings (pulping shed, jam factory, sugar store, packing shed and jam kitchen) is situated in the area surrounding the locality.

Forreston is a locality near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills Council local government area 3 km northeast of Gumeracha.

Houghton is a small town near Adelaide, South Australia. It is located in the Adelaide Hills, in the City of Tea Tree Gully and the Adelaide Hills Council local government areas between Tea Tree Gully and Inglewood on the North East Road.

Montacute Conservation Park is a protected area located in South Australia about 17 kilometres (11 miles) north-east of the Adelaide city centre. The conservation park is classified as an IUCN Category III protected area.

Gorge Road is a South Australian secondary road, connecting the Adelaide suburbs of Campbellltown and Athelstone with the towns of Cudlee Creek, Chain of Ponds, Kersbrook, Williamstown and Lyndoch. It is a secondary route, hence has been given the State Route designation of B31. Gorge Road is the name given only the southern and most notable section of the B31 route, from Campbelltown in Adelaide's north eastern suburbs to the Adelaide-Mannum Road near Chain of Ponds. Other road names are: Little Para Road - from the B10 to Kersbrook. South Para Road - Between Kersbrook and Williamston. Lyndoch Valley Way - Between Williamstown and the B19 at Lyndoch.