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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Cheshunt, Victoria
Cheshunt is a small rural village situated in the Upper King Valley in north-east Victoria, Australia. It is located about 50 km from Wangaratta and is close to the Alpine National Park.

Cheshunt Post Office opened on 2 August 1886.

The Cheshunt post office now operates out of the general store/ takeaway food shop.

Golfers play at the course of the Whitfield and District Golf Club.

Following the merger of the small local primary school in 1993 with Whitfield Primary School, primary aged children must now travel to the renamed Whitfield District Primary school a short distance up the road.

Cheshunt also has a local public/ memorial hall and several wineries in the immediate area.

A popular local recreational and fishing area is Lake William Hovel further up the valley.

Population

At the 2011 census, Cheshunt and the surrounding area had a population of 256, while in the 2016 census the number had dropped to 231. By the 2021 census the population had reduced further, to 213.

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Cheshunt (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 23 March 2021
  3. ^ "Cheshunt General Store". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  4. ^ Golf Select, Whitfield and District, retrieved 11 May 2009
  5. ^ "Chrismont Wines - Homepage".
  6. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 3 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
  7. ^ "Lake William Hovell - Goulburn-Murray Water". Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  8. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cheshunt (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 December 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  9. ^ "2016 Cheshunt, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  10. ^ "2021 Cheshunt, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 26 January 2023.


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