Whittington, Victoria
| Whittington Geelong, Victoria |
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| Population: | 4056 (2006)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 3219 | ||||||||||||
| Location: | 4 km (2 mi) from Geelong | ||||||||||||
| LGA: | City of Greater Geelong | ||||||||||||
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Whittington is a residential suburb of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located 4km south-east of the city centre. It is bordered by Boundary, Townsend and Coppards roads and by the former Geelong to Queenscliff railway line now known as the Bellarine Rail Trail.[2]
A large part of Whittington is laid out in cul-de-sacs and courts to inhibit traffic and to help create numerous neighbourhood reserves. Whittington contains a shopping centre, a community centre, recreation reserves and the Whittington Primary School.
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[edit] History
The area of Whittington was originally part of Breakwater, and was named after an early land owner, James Whittington, during the 1920s. [3]. A Post Office of that name had been open since 1914 [4]
[edit] Notable people
Lee Troop - Olympic marathon runner
[edit] Education
Whittington Primary School is a small Primary School located in Whittington, Victoria.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Whittington (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC22146&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ Whittington, Victoria at Australian Place names gazette
- ^ The History of Whittington / St Albans
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
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