Aldgate is a South Australian village and a suburb of Adelaide, located 21 km south-east of the Adelaide city centre, in the Adelaide Hills. An inn called the Aldgate Pump was opened by Richard D. Hawkins, a well-known publican, in 1864. Hawkins, who had emigrated from London, England, to the Province of South Australia in 1842, already owned several hotels, including the nearby Crafers Inn in present-day Crafers. The pump which Hawkins had installed outside the hotel became a popular place to water the horses and bullock teams which passed through the area, and by 1870, a small settlement had been established. Hawkins claimed at that time that some 60,000 people a year passed through the hotel's doors. The hotel became quite famous, at one point being described as "one of the best decorated of its kind in the colony" with "magnificent chandeliers".
Population: 3,471 (SAL 2021)
Established: 1882
Postcode(s): 5154
Elevation: 304 m (997 ft)
Location: 21 km (13 mi) south east of Adelaide via
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