Lexton, Victoria

Lexton
Victoria

Pyrenees Family Hotel
Lexton
Population: 149[1]
Postcode: 3352
Location:
LGA: Pyrenees Shire
State District: Ripon
Federal Division: Wannon

Lexton is a town in western Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of Pyrenees Local Government area. The town is located on the Sunraysia Highway, 161 kilometres (100 mi) north west of the state capital Melbourne. At the 2006 census, Lexton and the surrounding area had a population of 149.[1]

The Post Office opened in the area on 1 July 1848 as Burn Bank and was renamed to Lexton in 1854 when the township was settled. [2]

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Today

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Maryborough Castlemaine District Football League.

Golfers play at the course of the Lexton Golf Club at the Recreation Reserve.[3]

Notable people

Darren Jolly - Collingwood Football player

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lexton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC26003&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11 
  3. ^ Golf Select, Lexton, http://www.golfselect.com.au/armchair/courseView.aspx?course_id=1011, retrieved 2009-05-11 

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