Cranbrook, Western Australia
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| Cranbrook Western Australia |
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| Population: | 262 |
| Established: | 1889 |
| Postcode: | 6321 |
| Elevation: | 258 m (846 ft) |
| Location: | |
| LGA: | Shire of Cranbrook |
| State District: | Stirling |
| Federal Division: | O'Connor |
For other places with the same name, see Cranbrook (disambiguation).
Cranbrook is a small town in the Great Southern region of Western Australia between Katanning, Kojonup and Mount Barker. It is billed as "The Gateway to the Stirlings".
The settlement grew after it was one of the original railway stations on the Great Southern Railway when the railway opened in 1889, and was gazetted a townsite in 1899.
The name is taken from the town of Cranbrook in Kent, England, about 65 kilometres south east of London. It is believed to have been named by Mr J A Wright, who was manager of the Western Australian Land Company which built the railway.[1]
[edit] References
- ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. History of country town names - C. Retrieved on 2007-05-25.
[edit] External links
- Cranbrook, Western Australia is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Shire of Cranbrook
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