Normanville is 77 kilometres (48 mi) south of Adelaide, South Australia. It is the largest regional centre on the western side of the Fleurieu Peninsula.[citation needed] It is situated next to the mouth of the Bungala River.
The town was established by South Australia's first dentist, Robert Norman, in 1849. General houses for people were built first, followed by the general store, and the hotel. This was quickly followed by the local Government House, which housed the Police Officer, court house, and jail cells. Norman opened the Normanville Hotel in 1851 and a church soon after. The Normanville Hotel became the host of the first district council meeting for the area. The town eventually grew to become a successful wheat exporting area, using the nearby jetty at the current Normanville Beach as a port for ships coming and going. However, with the development of Adelaide as the capital city, it lost its prior importance.[citation needed]
Normanville's economy is primarily based on and driven by tourism, although primary production is still active in the area.[citation needed] The Normanville Beach, jetty, historic buildings and the Normanville Hotel are the main focal points for visitors.[citation needed] Normanville is situated in the Southern Fleurieu wine region.[citation needed]
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Normanville has a radio station – Radio 876 – which plays a mixture of Country, Easy-Listening and Nostalgia 24 hours a day.
Straiton, P. 2015 1,2,3,4, I Believe I Thought I Saw: Preliminary Examination of Normanville Beach. Master Thesis, Department of Archaeology, Flinders University, Adelaide.
