Batesford, Victoria

Batesford, Victoria

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



caption = The Moorabool River, at Batesford, Victoria, 1882
lga = City of Greater Geelong
postcode = 3221
pop = 880 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25099 | name = Batesford (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
est =
stategov = Lara
fedgov = Corangamite
near-nw = Sutherlands Creek
near-n = Anakie
near-ne = Lara
near-w = Sutherlands Creek
near-e = Lovely Banks
near-sw = Stonehaven
near-s = Fyansford
near-se = Bell Post Hill and Hamlyn Heights

Batesford, Victoria is a small township located approximately 10 kilometres west of Geelong and 167 kilometres south-west of the state capital, Melbourne.

It is located on the banks of the Moorabool River and on the Midland Highway.

History

The Post Office opened on 18 August 1886 and closed in 1949. 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
]

References

External links

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511085826/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/batesford.html Australian Places - Batesford]


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