Chewton
Chewton is a town in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia, 116 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2021 census, Chewton had a population of 763.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Suburb with 1,310 residents
- Description: town in Victoria, Australia
- Also known as: “Chewton, Victoria” and “Chewton, Victoria, Australia”
- Neighbors: Castlemaine
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castlemaine Secondary College.
Castlemaine Secondary College
School
Castlemaine Secondary College is a state secondary school located in the town of Castlemaine in central Victoria, Australia which caters for approximately 630 students from Years 7 to 12. It is the only state secondary school in the Mount Alexander Shire. Castlemaine Secondary College is situated 3½ km west of Chewton.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Castlemaine and Fryerstown.
Castlemaine
Photo: Melody Ayres-Griffiths, CC BY 2.0.
Castlemaine is an historic goldmining town the Goldfields region of Victoria popular with travellers from Melbourne. Castlemaine had a population of approximately 7,500 in 2021, and is home to a vibrant arts scene.
Fryerstown
Village
Fryerstown is a town in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Fryerstown and the surrounding area had a population of 228, which peaked at 15,000 during the Victorian gold rush. Fryerstown is situated 6 km south of Chewton.
Barkers Creek
Locality
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Barkers Creek is a locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia. It is located 125 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Barkers Creek had a population of 457. Barkers Creek is situated 7 km north of Chewton.
Chewton
- Categories: town and locality
- Location: Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude
-37.08192° or 37° 4′ 55″ southLongitude
144.25674° or 144° 15′ 24″ eastPopulation
1,310Elevation
320 metres (1,050 feet)Open location code
4RJ6W794+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 223239598OpenStreetMap feature
place=suburbGeoNames ID
2171640Wikidata ID
Q5094544
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to French—“Chewton” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Chewton”
- Dutch: “Chewton, Victoria”
- French: “Chewton”
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Highlights include Chewton Soldiers Memorial Park and Chewton Swimming Pool.
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