Apsley, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = Shire of West Wimmera
postcode = 3319
est =
pop = 161 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25027 | name = Apsley (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Lowan
fedgov = Mallee
dist1 = 417
dir1 = W
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 369
dir2 = SE
location2= Adelaide
dist3 = 115
dir3 = W
location3= Horsham
dist4 = 21
dir4 = W
location4= Edenhope

Apsley is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Wimmera Highway, in the Shire of West Wimmera, 420 kilometers north-west of Melbourne, and 10 kilometers east of the South Australian border. The town is named after Apsley House in London. It was surveyed and proclaimed in 1851, a Post Office opening on January 1, 1854 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 ] replacing that of Lake Wallace (open since March 1, 1849 nearer what is now Edenhope serving the grazing population.

The population at the 2006 census was 166 . The town is close to Lake Bringalbert and Newlands Lake, and the Saint Gregory's Vineyard, which specialises in port wine.

A large Red-flowering Gum on Wallace Street is listed on the National Trust of Australia's Significant Tree Register for Victoria.

References

* [http://www.doi.vic.gov.au/doi/knowyour.nsf/webPageSummaries/NEWTON-Apsley-All#TINYTOWNS Department of Sustainability and Environment: Know your town - Apsley]