Wallington, Victoria

Wallington, Victoria

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


caption =
lga = City of Greater Geelong
postcode = 3221
pop = 1,353
est =
stategov = Bellarine
fedgov = Corangamite
dist1 = 94
dir1 = SW
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 19
dir2 = E
location2= Geelong
dist3 = 6
dir3 = N
location3= Ocean Grove

Wallington is a rural township near Geelong. At the 2006 census, the town and surrounding area had a population of 1,353.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC26903
name=Wallington (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-08-15
quick=on]

The township was settled in the early 1870s, the Post Office opening on February 22, 1872. 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 ]

Its surrounding suburbs are Leopold, Curlewis, Ocean Grove and Marcus Hill.

It is well known for the annual strawberry festival, Wallington Strawberry Fair.

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