Clarkefield () is a town in
Victoria
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,
Australia
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, north-west of
Melbourne's Central Business District
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, located within the
City of Hume
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and the
Shire of Macedon Ranges
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local government area
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s. Clarkefield recorded a population of 303 at the
2021 census.
[
Clarkefield was occupied as pastoral run, and it was named after the pastoralist, Sir William Clarke. The Clarkefield hotel and stables were established in 1857 and are now listed as heritage properties. The first school opened here in 1890.]
See also
* Shire of Bulla
The Shire of Bulla was a Local government in Australia, local government area about northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1994.
Histor ...
– Parts of Clarkefield were previously within this former local government area.
* Shire of Romsey
The Shire of Romsey was a local government area about north-north-west of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1862 until 1995.
History
Romsey was incorporated as a road distri ...
– Parts of Clarkefield were previously within this former local government area.
* Clarkefield railway station, Victoria
Clarkefield railway station is a regional railway station on the Deniliquin railway line, Deniliquin line, part of the V/Line, Victorian railway network. It serves the north-western suburb and town of Clarkefield, Victoria, Clarkefield, in Vict ...
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Towns in Victoria (state)
Shire of Macedon Ranges
1862 establishments in Australia
City of Hume