What is "gawler"

Gawler may refer to many places and things named after George Gawler (1795–1869), who was the second Governor of South Australia (1838-1841). These include:

• Gawler Craton, a geological fault blocks in central South Australia
• Gawler Place, Adelaide, a street in the Adelaide city centre
• Gawler Railway Line between Adelaide and the town of Gawler
  • Gawler Central railway line
  • Gawler Central railway station
  • Gawler Oval railway station
  • Gawler Racecourse railway station
  • Gawler railway station
• Gawler Ranges, a mountain range in South Australia
  • Gawler Ranges Conservation Park, a protected area located to the southwest of the Gawler Ranges
  • Gawler Ranges National Park, a protected area located in the Gawler Ranges
  • Gawler Ranges, South Australia, a bounded locality associated with the Gawler Ranges and its surroundings
• Gawler Reach, a section of the Port River at Birkenhead, South Australia
• Gawler River (South Australia) just north of the bounds of the Adelaide metropolitan area
  • Gawler, South Australia, a town north of Adelaide on Gawler River
  • Gawler River, South Australia, a smaller town on the north bank of the Gawler River
  • Gawler bypass road near the town of Gawler
  • Port Gawler, South Australia, a locality at the Gawler River mouth
  • Hundred of Port Gawler, cadastral division bounded by the Gawler River
• Gawler, Tasmania, a suburb in the local government area of Central Coast Council, Tasmania

Gawler is a surname, and may refer to:

• George Gawler (1795–1869), governor of South Australia
• Henry Gawler (1766–1852), English barrister
• Ian Gawler (born 1950), Australian author
• John Bellenden Ker Gawler (c.1764–1842), English botanist
• John Cox Gawler (1830–1882), British Israelite author.