Horrocks Place (corner Lyndoch Road and Murray Street)
| Place type: | Locality |
|---|---|
| Town or Locality: | Gawler |
Horrocks Place in Gawler (where the Gawler Visitors information Centre is now), South Australia, is named after John Ainsworth Horrocks, an explorer and pioneer who established the area in the early 1800s. Horrocks's accomplishments include building the first stone building north of Gawler, establishing Penwortham, and establishing a route for farmers and graziers to reach the capital.
It is noted in `The Rise and Progress of Gawler` by Dr George Nott in 1860 that Mr Horroocks being in the district prior to Light and Finniss , in the story of Dead Mans Pass "At this time, the Ford and all the surrounding district was occupied by Mr Horrocks as a Sheep Station" .
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