Manoora is a settlement in the Mid North region of South Australia on the Barrier Highway and upper reaches of the Gilbert River.

[3] Manoora became the temporary terminus of a broad-gauge railway line from Roseworthy in February 1870.

The first Europeans to settle at Manoora, in about 1841, were the sheep pastoralists Edward and William Peter, of Scottish origin.

Having established their head station near present Manoora, for a few years the brothers (or cousins) held extensive occupation licences reaching toward the Kapunda and Burra districts.

[citation needed] Manoora is named for another early station in the district owned by A W J Grant.