Abbotts, Western Australia

Abbotts, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Abbotts
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Meekatharra
postcode = 6642
est = 1900
pop =
elevation= 526
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = North West
fedgov = Kalgoorlie
dist1 = 802
dir1 = Nort East
location1= Perth
dist2 = 31
dir2 = North West
location2= Meekatharra
dist3 = 354
dir3 = South
location3= Paraburdoo
coord|-26.324|118.389|type:city(50)_region:AU-WA_scale:100000|format=dms|display=title

Abbotts is an abandoned town in Western Australia located in the Murchison Goldfields region of Western Australia located 31 km north-west of Meekatharra on the Meekatharra - Mount Clere Road.The townsite was initially established on 1898 and gazetted in 1900; the town is named after a prospector named Vincent Vrauizan who had changed his name to Vincent Abbott in 1893. [LandInfo WA|c|A|2008-09-30]

The townsite is one of many ghost towns in the area; others include: Peak Hill, Gabanintha, Horseshoe and Garden Gully. [cite web|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/Western-Australia/Meekatharra/2005/02/17/1108500208287.html|title=Sydney Morning Herald - Travel - Meekatharra|year=2004|accessdate=2008-09-29]

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