Tylden, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Tylden
state = vic


caption = Tylden General Store
lga = Shire of Macedon Ranges
postcode = 3444
est =
pop = 350 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26851 | name = Tylden (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation= 588
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Ballarat East
fedgov = Bendigo, Ballarat
dist1 = 83
dir1 = N
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 74
dir2 = S
location2= Bendigo
dist3 = 77
dir3 = NE
location3= Ballarat
dist4 = 11
dir4 = S
location4= Kyneton
dist5 = 13
dir5 = W
location5= Woodend

Tylden is a small country town in central Victoria, Australia. The town is located in the Shire of Macedon Ranges Local Government Area, convert|83|km|mi|0|lk=on north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Tylden has a population of 350.

History

Tylden Post Office opened on 7 January 1860. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Today

Tylden is home to the large Wadham Park thoroughbred racehorse training facility recently established a cost of AUD$20m.cite news
first = Stephen
last = Howell
title = One Swallow can make Wadham Park's spring
url = http://www.theage.com.au/news/horse-racing/one-swallow-can-make-wadham-parks-spring/2006/10/24/1161455721869.html
publisher = The Age
date = 2006-10-25
accessdate = 2007-07-21 ]

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