Rochford, Victoria

Last updated

Rochford
Victoria
Rochford valley, Victoria.JPG
View over Rochford, looking west
Australia Victoria Macedon Ranges Shire location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Rochford
Coordinates 37°19′S144°41′E / 37.317°S 144.683°E / -37.317; 144.683 Coordinates: 37°19′S144°41′E / 37.317°S 144.683°E / -37.317; 144.683
Population71 (SAL 2016) [1] [2]
Established1860
Postcode(s) 3442
Elevation550 m (1,804 ft)
LGA(s) Shire of Macedon Ranges
State electorate(s) Macedon
Federal division(s) McEwen
Localities around Rochford:
Cobaw Cobaw Lancefield
Newham Rochford Lancefield/Romsey
Hesket Kerrie Romsey

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 & former 1870 principal's residence of the former Rochford North School (State School 540) [3] is still standing and is now a privately owned luxury holiday rental. [5]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kingston, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Kingston is a small town in rural Shire of Hepburn in Victoria, Australia. Kingston is located about 15 km from Creswick, just off the Midland Highway and is about 20 km from Daylesford. Kingston's post code is 3364. At the 2016 census, Kingston had a population of 177.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mickleham, Victoria</span> Suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Mickleham is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 29 km (18 mi) north of Melbourne's central business district, located within the City of Hume local government area and beyond the Urban Growth Boundary. Mickleham recorded a population of 17,452 at the 2021 census, compared to 3,142 at the 2016 census. In 2018, it was covered by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation as Australia's fastest-growing suburb.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Petersham, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Petersham is a suburb in the Inner West of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Petersham is located 6 kilometres south-west of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of Inner West Council. Petersham is known for its extensive Portuguese commercial offerings, with many Portuguese businesses and restaurants, although only 156 (1.9%) of the population was actually born in Portugal.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Erskineville, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Erskineville is an inner-city suburb of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 6 kilometres south west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the City of Sydney. Erskineville is a diverse suburb homing to a wide variety of ethnicity from its varying Southeast Europe and Aboriginal community. Erskineville is colloquially known as Erko.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sylvania, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sylvania is a suburb in southern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 22 kilometres south of the Sydney central business district in the Sutherland Shire. It is well known for its large waterfront properties and restaurants.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Gymea Bay, New South Wales</span> Suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

The locality and suburb of Gymea Bay are located in southern Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Gymea Bay is 27 kilometres (17 mi) south of the Sydney central business district, in the local government area of the Sutherland Shire. The postcode is 2227, which it shares with the adjacent suburb of Gymea. The Gymea Bay locality takes its name from the adjoining Gymea Bay, a small bay on the north side of the Port Hacking estuary).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Romsey, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Romsey is a town in the local government area of the Shire of Macedon Ranges in the state of Victoria, Australia. The town is 61 kilometres (38 mi) north of Melbourne. At the 2011 census, Romsey had a population of 4,412.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St Lawrence, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

St Lawrence is a rural town and locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of St Lawrence had a population of 235 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Forsayth, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Forsayth is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Forsayth had a population of 129 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Newham, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Newham is a town in the Shire of Macedon Ranges in Victoria, Australia. It is situated between the towns of Kyneton, Woodend and Lancefield. At the 2006 census, Newham and the surrounding area had a population of 570. At the 2016 census, Newham and the surrounding area had a population of 506.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Monegeetta, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Monegeetta is a town north of Melbourne, Australia between the major towns of Sunbury and Romsey in fertile agricultural land east of the Macedon Ranges. Its local government area is the Shire of Macedon Ranges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Burrawang, New South Wales</span> Town in New South Wales, Australia

Burrawang is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia in Wingecarribee Shire.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ravenswood, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Ravenswood is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, the locality of Ravenswood had a population of 255 people.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jambin, Queensland</span> Town in Queensland, Australia

Jambin is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana, Queensland, Australia.

She Oaks is a rural locality in Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the Golden Plains Shire, near the regional city of Geelong and 97 kilometres (60 mi) west of the state capital, Melbourne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Cherokee, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Cherokee is a locality situated in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia 73 kilometres (45 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hesket, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Hesket is a locality in the Macedon Ranges Shire, in Victoria, Australia on the northern side of the Mount Macedon Range. The settlement was originally known as Ferny Creek.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bolinda, Victoria</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Bolinda is a locality north of Melbourne, Australia on the Melbourne-Lancefield Road. It is 6 km. south of Romsey, within the Shire of Macedon Ranges.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Springfield, Victoria (Macedon Ranges)</span> Town in Victoria, Australia

Springfield is a locality in the Shire of Macedon Ranges local government area in central Victoria, Australia approximately 65 kilometres north of the state capital, Melbourne. It is within the catchment area of Deep Creek, a tributary of the Maribyrnong River.

Moola is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census Moola had a population of 123 people.

References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rochford (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rochford (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2016 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  3. 1 2 Smith, Gavin (1994). All Wild and Lonely Bush. Romsey: Shire of Romsey Book Committee. ISBN   0-646-23834-5.
  4. ↑ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List" . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
  5. ↑ Rochford Schoolhouse
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.