- Beaconsfield, Victoria
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Beaconsfield
state = vic
caption = Princes Highway, Beaconsfield
lga = Shire of Cardinia
postcode = 3807
pop = 3,846 (2006) Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC21061
name = Beaconsfield (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-09-15
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est =
elevation= 102
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gembrook, Narre Warren South
fedgov = La Trobe
dist1 = 48
location1=Melbourne
dist2 = 7
location2= Berwick
near-nw = Harkaway
near-n = Guys Hill
near-ne = Officer
near-w = Berwick
near-e = Officer
near-sw = Berwick
near-s = Clyde
near-se = Officer SouthBeaconsfield is an outer suburb on the south-eastern outskirts of
Melbourne , Victoria,Australia . Its Local Government Area is theShire of Cardinia . The suburb has its own railway station.History
It was the creation of the railway station at the Cardinia Creek crossing that lead to the naming of the area.
Benjamin Disraeli (Lord Beaconsfield), had died the day before rail submission was agreed to and the name Beaconsfield was suggested in his honour. [Beaumont, "Early Days of Berwick" 1979 p.112]Beaconsfield Post Office opened on 7 October 1878; Beaconsfield Railway Station Post Office opened on 1 January 1883. In 1891 Beaconsfield was renamed Beaconsfield Upper and around 1902 Beaconsfield Railway Station was renamed Beaconsfield.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 ]The suburb has a small shopping centre with an
Aldi and schools include Beaconsfield Primary, and St Francis Xavier College (Beaconsfield Campus).The town has an
Australian Rules football team competing in theMornington Peninsula Nepean Football League .ee also
References
External links
* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511090515/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/beaconsfield.html Australian Places - Beaconsfield]
* [http://www.beaconsfield.org.au/| Beaconsfield Progress Association, Inc.]
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