Bejoording, Western Australia

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


caption =
lga = Shire of Toodyay
postcode = 6566
est = 1899
pop = 168 (2006 Census) [Census 2006 AUS|id= SSC53161 |name= Bejoording (State Suburb)|quick=on|accessdate=2008-09-30]
elevation= 223
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Moore
fedgov = Division of Pearce
dist1 = 110
dir1 = NE
location1= Perth
dist2 = 20
dir2 = N
location2= Toodyay
dist3 = 29
dir3 = SW
location3= Goomallingcoord|-31.382|116.51|type:city(168)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Bejoording is a small town in the Wheatbelt region of Western Australia.

The first European to visit the area was George Fletcher Moore who explored the area in 1836. Moore recorded the name Aboriginal name of the area as Bejoording.

Land was earmarked to be developed as a townsite in 1839 and left vacant for that purpose. In 1856 the first lots were sold and the townsite was gazetted in 1899. [LandInfo WA|c|B|2008-09-30]

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