Lexton is a town in western Victoria,

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, in the Shire of Pyrenees

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. It is on the

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, northwest of the state capital

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. At the

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, Lexton and the surrounding area had a population of 231.

History

The Post Office opened in the area on 1 July 1848 as Burn Bank and was renamed Lexton in 1854 when the township was settled. Diarist Charles Evans stopped in the area in 1854 on his way to the Avoca goldfields and described his visit as such:

Today

The town has an

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football team competing in the

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. Golfers play at the course of the Lexton Golf Club at the Recreation Reserve. Lexton is host to the annual

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