Description
Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong.
Meredith is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Midland Highway between Ballarat and Geelong. At the 2016 census, Meredith had a population of 788.
History
The town was surveyed in 1851–52. The naming of the town thought to be in honor of Captain Charles Meredith.Meredith Post Office opened on 1 November 1854 and the railway came to the town with the opening of the Geelong-Ballarat line in 1862, with the local railway station opened soon after. Now only grain and freight trains use the line.
Darra, a house and stone cottage at 490 Slate Quarry Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.
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Population: 101 - 1,000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 210.839 km2
Elevation: 201 to 500 metres
Town elevation: 344 m
Population number: 788
Local Government Area: Golden Plains Shire Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Meredith, Victoria