Merriton is a localityinSouth Australia beside the Augusta Highway between Crystal Brook and Redhill.[2] The town was named in the 1870s for the president of the local cricket club, George Merrit, by John Millar, former member of parliament.[2]
| Merriton South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Merriton
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| Coordinates | 33°26′05″S 138°09′00″E / 33.434670°S 138.149880°E / -33.434670; 138.149880 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 55 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5523 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Port Pirie Regional Council | ||||||||||||||
| Region | Mid North | ||||||||||||||
| County | Victoria | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Frome | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Merriton was originally a private subdivision of section 97 of the Hundred of Crystal Brook, County of Victoria, at the point just south of where the main road from Clements GaptoCrystal Brook crossed the Broughton River.[3] The name and boundaries for the long-established locality were formalised in 2001.[2]
Originally a private subdivision of section 97. John Millar, an ex-legsilator, named the subdivision in the 1870s. George Merrit was the President of the local cricket club. Boundaries created in April 2001 for long established name.[permanent dead link]
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