Springton, South Australia
| Springton South Australia |
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| Population | 330 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5235 | ||||||||||||||
| Location | 20 km (12 mi) E of Williamstown | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Barossa Council | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Schubert | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Mayo | ||||||||||||||
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Springton is a settlement in South Australia.[1] At the 2006 census, Springton had a population of 330.[2] It draws its name from Springs Dairy which was on the site before the town subdivision was surveyed.[3]
There is a large hollow red gum tree on the outskirts of the town. This tree was used as the first home in South Australia of Friedrich Herbig when he migrated from Germany in 1855. He married three years later and his first two children were born in the tree before he built a hut nearby in 1860. The tree is known as the Herbig Family Tree.[4]
Another of the early pioneer families in the area was the Polden family, who also settled in the nearby Mount Pleasant and Mount Crawford areas from the 1840s.[citation needed]
Springton is in the Eden Valley wine region.[5]
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