Bakers Hill, Western Australia

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Bakers Hill
state = wa


caption =
lga = Shire of Northam
postcode = 6562
est = 1897
pop = 437 (2006 census)
elevation= 330
maxtemp = 23.0
mintemp = 10.8
rainfall = 551.6
stategov = Central Wheatbelt
fedgov = Pearce
dist1 = 73 | dir1 = ENE | location1= Perth
dist2 = 24 | dir2 = SW | location2= Northamcoord|-31.751|116.455|type:city(437)_region:AU-WA_scale:50000|format=dms|display=title

Bakers Hill is a town convert|73|km|mi|0 east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Eastern Highway. The town is located within the Shire of Northam, between Wundowie and Clackline.

History

The town was originally known as Mount Baker in 1897. In 1902 the name was changed to Baker's Hill to avoid confusion with the town of Mount Barker in the Great Southern area. The apostrophe was removed from the name in 1944. [LandInfo WA|c|B|2007-06-08]

Railways

Bakers Hill was also a station and siding on the second route of the Eastern Railway between Midland Junction and Spencers Brook. This track was closed in 1966 when the route through the Avon Valley was opened.Fact|date=September 2008

Although the rail was removed in 1980, remnants of the old station platform are still visible. [cite web|last=Copley|first=Don|url=http://wastations.i8.com/eastern/bakers%20hill/Bakers_Hill.html|title=Stations, Sidings and Railway Locations Of Western Australia - Bakers Hill|date=27 January 2005|accessdate=2007-06-08]

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