Epping, Victoria
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| Epping Melbourne, Victoria |
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| Population: | 19,222 (2006) [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3076 | ||||||||||||
| Area: | 14.8 km² (5.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Property Value: | AUD $260,000 [2] | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 22 km (14 mi) from Melbourne | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Whittlesea | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Yan Yean, Mill Park, Thomastown | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Scullin | ||||||||||||
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Epping is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the City of Whittlesea.
Located 18km north of Melbourne, Epping is bound by Mill Park and Lalor to the south, Somerton to the west, South Morang to the east and Wollert to the North.
Epping has a mainly flat terrain though, towards the north lie several large hills, which provide an excellent view of Melbourne. McDonalds Road and High Street are the main thoroughfares. The majority of commercial activity is located on High Street and Cooper Street, where Epping Plaza, one of the major shopping centres in Melbourne is located.
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[edit] History
A village reserve was surveyed in 1839 where Epping later developed. The village was named Epping in 1853, probably after Epping Forest, Essex, England, by when there were a hotel (1844) and a Catholic school. The Epping Road Board was established a year later. In 1870 the area around Epping became Darebin shire, which was re-named Epping shire in 1893 until united with Whittlesea shire in 1915. By the time the shire was created Epping township contained several churches, hotels and a state school as well as church school. Farmers of Irish origin predominated, but English, Scots and Germans settled there. There were several dairy farms. The Melbourne to Whittlesea railway (1889-1960) had a station at Epping, and the main areas to benefit were the transport of milk and quarry products.
The original Epping township is on higher ground west of the Darebin Creek (the Catholic church being the only one not to have moved from lower flood-risk land). Several older buildings are constructed in bluestone, plentiful in the surrounding volcanic plains.
Major suburban development took place from the 1970s onwards and the northern fringes of the area are currently in the process of being developed for housing.
[edit] Facilities
One of Melbourne's major shopping centres, Epping Plaza, is located 500m away from the Epping train station. The Northern hospital adjoins it. Dalton Village, is a small shopping centre (currently undergoing extension) which is located on Dalton Rd in Epping. Plus there are many parks and reserves scattered all over Epping.
[edit] Education
There are several government and private schools in Epping. Including one of the biggest Catholic High Schools in Australia St Monica's College & the second largest public school in Victoria Mill Park Secondary College with its SNR campus located in the east of Epping. There is also the Epping NMIT.
[edit] Transport
The Epping train station is the terminus for the Epping railway line, the east west bus route runs in conjunction with the train line to and from South Morang to Epping Plaza. Several bus routes operate within the area which connects commuters with train and tram services.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Epping (State Suburb) - Vic.. 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-09-17.
- ^ Epping, accessed 27 November 2006
[edit] External links
- Epping, Victoria is at coordinates Coordinates:
- Australian Places - Epping
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