Headington Hill, Queensland

Headington Hill Queensland
Webb's Farm, Headington Hill Estate, 1898
Headington Hill
Coordinates	27°54′55″S152°01′48″E / 27.9152°S 152.03°E / -27.9152; 152.03 (Headington Hill (centre of locality))
Population	87 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	1.900/km2 (4.92/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4361
Area	45.8 km2 (17.7 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	12.1 km (8 mi) ENE of Clifton 41.1 km (26 mi) N of Warwick 49.0 km (30 mi) S of Toowoomba 148 km (92 mi) WSW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Headington Hill: Nevilton Manapouri Pilton Missen Flat Headington Hill Upper Pilton Clifton Spring Creek Spring Creek

Headington Hill is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Headington Hill had a population of 87 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Gatton–Clifton Road runs through from north to south-west. ^[3]

History

The Stables and windmill at Headington Hill, 1897

The locality was probably named after a large freehold estate called Headington Hill established by George Henry Davenport (1831–1881). ^[2] The original Headington Hill is to the north-east of Oxford, England. Davenport's father, George Francis Davenport, would have known it well, as he was the brother of John Marriott Davenport, who lived in Davenport House at the summit of Headington Hill above Oxford. ^[4]

Former site of St Peter's Evangelical Lutheran Church and cemetery, 2015

St Peter's Lutheran Church opened on Sunday 25 May 1902 on land donated by Johann Gottfried Paech. The timber church had a porch and a domed ceiling and was 35 by 20 feet (10.7 m × 6.1 m) and 12 feet (3.7 m) high. It was built by contractor Alfred Morton of Clifton. ^[5] It was on Carey's Road ( 27°53′36″S151°59′54″E / 27.89334°S 151.99845°E / -27.89334; 151.99845 (St Peter's Lutheran Church (former)) ). It closed in 1941. It was dismantled and its materials were used in the construction of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Nobby. ^{[6] [7]} A small churchyard cemetery remains on the site. ^[8]

Headington Hill Provisional School opened on 11 May 1903. On 1 January 1909, it became Headington Hill State School. In 1910 it was renamed Nevilton State School. It closed in 1921. Nevilton State School reopened circa 1936 and closed in 1958. ^[9] It was within the present-day boundaries of Nevilton. ^[10]

McGovern's Hill State School opened on 11 July 1912 but was renamed Headington Hill State School later that year. It closed in 1967. ^[9] The school was located on the south-east corner of Gatton Clifton Road and McGovern Road ( 27°54′19″S152°00′08″E / 27.90533°S 152.00231°E / -27.90533; 152.00231 (Headington Hill State School (former)) ). ^{[11] [12]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Headington Hill had a population of 58 people. ^[13]

In the 2021 census, Headington Hill had a population of 87 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Headington Hill. The nearest government schools are Pilton State School in neighbouring Pilton to the north-east and Clifton State School in neighbouring Clifton to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Clifton State High School, also in Clifton. There is also a Catholic primary school in Clifton. ^[14]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Headington Hill (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Headington Hill – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47966)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 15 November 2024.
3. Headington Hill, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 2 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
4. "Davenport House, Headington Hill, Oxford". Archived from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
5. "OPENING THE LUTHERAN CHURCH". Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. XLIV, no. 10, 529. Queensland, Australia. 30 May 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 15 November 2024– via National Library of Australia.
6. "St Peter's Lutheran Church | Headington Hill". Queensland Religious Places Database. Archived from the original on 18 July 2024. Retrieved 14 November 2024.
7. "A secluded piece of local history". Our News. 9 August 2022. Archived from the original on 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
8. "Historical Site - St Peter's Lutheran Church". Brown Signs. 17 January 2019. Retrieved 15 November 2024.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
10. "Parish of Clifton and Tabletop" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 2 October 2023. Retrieved 4 October 2023.
11. "Parish of Clifton and Tabletop" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 21 January 2021.
12. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 21 January 2021.
13. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Headington Hill (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
14. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 November 2024.

Further reading

• One hundred years of bush schools in and around the Pilton District : being a brief outline of education during that period, Pilton & District Citizens' Group, 1984 — includes Pilton Upper State School ; Hirstvale School ; Hirstglen School ; Manapouri School ; Headington Hill ; West Haldon ; Pilton State School