Romsey, Victoria

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Romsey
Victoria

The main street of Romsey.
Population: 4,500 (2001 census)
Established: 1850s
Postcode: 3434
Elevation: 427 m
Location:
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 ?. 
St Mary's Catholic Church, Romsey.
St Mary's Catholic Church, Romsey.

Coordinates: 37°21′S 144°45′E