Houghton, South Australia
It is located in the Adelaide Hills, in the City of Tea Tree Gully[1] and the Adelaide Hills Council[1] local government areas between Tea Tree Gully and Inglewood on the North East Road.In 1838, John Richardson, a land agent and surveyor, arrived in the Colony, In 1841, he laid out Houghton as a village on section 5519 Hundred of Yatala, purchasing land from J.B.Hack, Mr.Richardson then placed Joseph Barritt in charge of his property, which he named The Houghton Lodge,[4] by 1842 the little village of Houghton had its first Inn The Travellers Rest, it built its first church in 1843, by 1847 a school was established, the post office opened in 1848.Houghton was the earliest village in the district of Tea Tree Gully and for many years the largest.The area has a few small shops, the Highercombe Golf Course, and a primary school (which has now closed due to lack of numbers[6]) and oval.A coach is operated from Tea Tree Plaza Interchange to Gumeracha and Mount Pleasant by Affordable Coachlines.
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