Farrell Flat

Farrell Flat South Australia
Shops in Farrell Flat
Farrell Flat
Coordinates	33°50′0″S 138°48′0″E / 33.83333°S 138.80000°E / -33.83333; 138.80000Coordinates: 33°50′0″S 138°48′0″E / 33.83333°S 138.80000°E / -33.83333; 138.80000
Population	294 (2006 census)
Postcode(s)	5416
Location	151 km (94 mi) N of Adelaide 20 km (12 mi) E of Clare 22 km (14 mi) SW of Burra
LGA(s)	Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s)	Frome, Stuart
Federal Division(s)	Grey, Wakefield
Localities around Farrell Flat: Hill River Gum Creek Hanson Hill River Farrell Flat Porter Lagoon Stanley Stanley Black Springs

Farrell Flat (formerly Hanson) is a town in South Australia. The town is located 20 kilometres (12 mi) east of Clare and 22 kilometres (14 mi) southwest of Burra on the former Peterborough railway line, in the Regional Council of Goyder. At the 2006 census, Farrell Flat and the surrounding area had a population of 294.

Once the heart of a thriving farming community, Farrell Flat today is largely a satellite town to the larger towns nearby. It has retained its own identity, with a functioning hotel, cafe and meeting house, engineering business and grain silos.

The town was surveyed as Hanson in 1870 and did not officially become Farrell Flat until 19 September 1940. The name Farrell’s Flat had been in use for some time, this being the name of the railway station. The nearby town of Davies was officially renamed to Hanson on 19 September 1940.

Farrell Flat was named for Colonial Chaplain and Dean of Adelaide, James Farrell (26 November 1803 – 26 April 1869).

Farrell Flat Hotel in 2013

Farrell Flat Railway Station in 2013

Silos

Farrell Flat Institute 1912

Railway Water Tank