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Fyansford

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City of Greater Geelong VIC, PO Box 104, Fyansford, VIC 3218
03 5272 5272

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Fyansford is a township on the western edge of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Captain Foster Fyans who came to Geelong as a Police magistrate in October, 1837.

Fyansford is a township on the western edge of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Captain Foster Fyans who came to Geelong as a Police magistrate in October, 1837. It is located at the junction of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers. At the 2016 Census, Fyansford had a population of 196.Fyansford is one of the earliest places of settlement in the Geelong region. Fyans established his police camp nearby where the Moorabool could be forded—giving the name Fyan's Ford.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101 - 1,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 24.837 km2

Elevation: 51 to 200 metres

Town elevation: 68 m

Population number: 196

Local Government Area: City of Greater Geelong

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City of Greater Geelong VIC, PO Box 104, Fyansford, VIC 3218

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Fyansford, Victoria