Cheshunt is a small rural village situated in the Upper
King Valley in north-east
Victoria,
Australia
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. It is located about 50 km from
Wangaratta
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had a population of 29,808 per the 2021 Australian Census.
The city is located at the confluence, junction of the Ovens River, ...
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 , Cheshunt and the surrounding area had a population of 256,
while in the the number had dropped to 231. By the the population had reduced further, to 213.
References
External links
Australian Places - Cheshunt
Towns in Victoria (state)
Rural City of Wangaratta
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