‘Ercildoune’, Footscray Historical Society

‘Ercildoune’, Footscray Historical Society is a historic site in Victoria, Australia. ‘Ercildoune’, Footscray Historical Society is situated near the park Ercildoune Reserve, as well as near Footscray Police Station.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Footscray Town Hall and Footscray railway station.

Footscray Town Hall

Town hall

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The Footscray Town Hall, also known as the Maribyrnong Town Hall since council amalgamations in the 1990s, is a civic building located on Napier Street in Footscray, an inner-western suburb of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. Footscray Town Hall is situated 100 metres southwest of ‘Ercildoune’, Footscray Historical Society.

Footscray railway station

Railway station

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Footscray station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne and V/Line on the metropolitan Sunbury, Werribee and Williamstown lines and the regional Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong lines, part of the Melbourne and Victorian rail networks. Footscray railway station is situated 310 metres north of ‘Ercildoune’, Footscray Historical Society.

Seddon railway station

Railway station

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Seddon station is a railway station operated by Metro Trains Melbourne on the Werribee and Williamstown lines, both part of the Melbourne rail network. Seddon railway station is situated 770 metres southwest of ‘Ercildoune’, Footscray Historical Society.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Docklands and CBD.

Docklands

Suburb

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Docklands is an inner-city suburb of Melbourne, the capital of Victoria, Australia, located directly to the western end of the Melbourne central business district between the neighboring suburbs of West Melbourne to the north/northwest, and South Wharf, South Melbourne and Port Melbourne to the south/southwest. Docklands is situated 3½ km southeast of ‘Ercildoune’, Footscray Historical Society.

CBD

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The central business district of Melbourne is the city's cultural, entertainment and financial heart. Locally called the CBD, or simply "the City", it is where most international and interstate visitors spend the bulk of their time.

Melbourne

Photo: Scott Cresswell, CC BY 2.0.

Melbourne is Australia's cultural capital and second biggest city, with Victorian-era architecture, extensive shopping, museums, galleries, theatres, and large parks and gardens.

‘Ercildoune’, Footscray Historical Society

Type: Historic site
Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
Location: Victoria, Australia, Oceania
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Latitude

-37.80416° or 37° 48′ 15″ south

Longitude

144.90182° or 144° 54′ 7″ east

Open location code

4RJ65WW2+8P

OpenStreetMap ID

node 3682063976

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=yes

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Ercildoune Reserve and Footscray Police Station.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Station Hotel and Hyde Street/Napier Street.

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