Romsey, Victoria
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Romsey Victoria |
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The main street of Romsey. |
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Population: | 4,500 (2001 census) |
Established: | 1850s |
Postcode: | 3434 |
Elevation: | 427 m |
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LGA: | Macedon Ranges Shire |
State District: | Macedon |
Federal Division: | McEwen |
Romsey (pronounced /ˈɹɔm.zіː/) is a town in the Local Government Area of the Macedon Ranges Shire in the state of Victoria, Australia. The town is located approx. 60 kilometres north of Melbourne.
Romsey has a skate park, and two petrol stations, two banks, two supermarkets, a primary school. The local Lions Park is built around Five Mile Creek, a small creek running through the town.
Local sporting groups include Romsey Football Club.
[edit] Books on the District
- Mitchell, Peter; Alan Jackson, Carol Moore, Gavin Smith (2004). Romsey: A Veritable Garden of Eden. Romsey: West Bourke Books Inc. ISBN 0-646-43570-1.
- Reid, John (Ed.) (1992). When Memory Turns the Key: The History of the Shire of Romsey. Bacchus Marsh: Joval. ISBN 0-9588112-5-3.
- Smith, Gavin (1994). All Wild and Lonely Bush. Romsey: Shire of Romsey Book Committee. ISBN ?.