Rochford Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°19′S144°41′E / 37.317°S 144.683°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 71 (SAL 2016) [1] [2] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1860 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3442 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 550 m (1,804 ft) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Macedon Ranges | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | McEwen | ||||||||||||||
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Rochford is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia, on the Lancefield-Woodend Road (now signposted as the Rochford Road).
The district once contained a number of public and religious buildings, all of which now appear to have been removed or demolished. These included a Public Hall, Anglican Church, Presbyterian Church, and tennis courts. [3]
Rochford Post Office opened on 10 March 1863 and closed in 1965. [4]
The 1857 red brick building, and 1870 principal's residence, of the former Rochford North School (State School 540) [3] are still standing and are now a privately owned luxury holiday rental. [5]
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