Shannon is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...

of the

Shire of Manjimup The Shire of Manjimup is a local government area in the South West region of Western Australia, about south of the state capital, Perth. The Shire covers an area of , and its seat of government is the town of Manjimup. History The Shire are ...

in the

South West Southwest is a compass point. Southwest, south-west, south west, southwestern or south-western or south western may also refer to: * Southwest (direction), an intercardinal direction Geography *South West Queensland, Australia *South West (Weste ...

region of Western Australia. The

South Western Highway South Western Highway is a highway in the South West region of Western Australia connecting Perth's southeast with Walpole. It is a part of the Highway 1 network for most of its length. It is about long. Route description Perth to Bunbury ...

forms the entirety of the eastern border of the locality. The majority of

Shannon National Park Shannon National Park is a national park on the south coast of Western Australia, south of Perth and southeast of Manjimup. It was declared a national park in 1988. The park covers the entire Shannon River basin. It is part of the larger Wa ...

is located within Shannon, as are parts of

D'Entrecasteaux National Park D'Entrecasteaux National Park is a national park in Western Australia, south of Perth. The park is named after the French Admiral Antoine Bruni d'Entrecasteaux who was the first European to sight the area and name Point D'Entrecasteaux in 1792. ...

, Jane National Park and

Mount Frankland National Park Mount Frankland National Park is a national park in the South West region of Western Australia, south of Perth. The park is part of the larger Walpole Wilderness Area that was established in 2004, an international biodiversity hotspot. Geogra ...

. The Shannon River also flows through the locality.

History

Shannon is on the traditional land of the

Mineng Mineng, also spelt Minang, Minanga, or Mirnong, are an Aboriginal Noongar people of southern Western Australia. Name The ethnonym ''Minang'' is etymologized to the word for south, ''minaq'', which means that the tribe were defined as "south ...

people of the

Noongar The Noongar (, also spelt Noongah, Nyungar , Nyoongar, Nyoongah, Nyungah, Nyugah, and Yunga ) are Aboriginal Australian people who live in the South West, Western Australia, south-west corner of Western Australia, from Geraldton, Western Aus ...

nation. The river's and locality's name is reported to have been taken from , a frigate of the

Royal Navy The Royal Navy (RN) is the naval warfare force of the United Kingdom. It is a component of His Majesty's Naval Service, and its officers hold their commissions from the King of the United Kingdom, King. Although warships were used by Kingdom ...

, best known for its victory over in 1813. Its captain,

Philip Broke Sir Philip Bowes Vere Broke, 1st Baronet (; 9 September 1776 – 2 January 1841) was a Royal Navy officer who served in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars and the War of 1812. During his lifetime, he was often referred to as "Broke ...

, is thought to be the source for the name of the neighbouring locality of Broke and the

Broke Inlet Broke Inlet, originally named Broke's Inlet, is an inlet in the South West region of Western Australia located west of Walpole. The inlet is a large shallow estuary at the eastern end of the d'Entrecasteaux National Park, linked to the Sout ...

, while Chesapeake Road leads to the inlet. The names Shannon and Broke for geographical features in the area were first recorded on a map by John Arrowsmith in 1833. Shannon was the site of a timber mill, with the former location now being a campground in Shannon National Park. The mill operated during the 1950s and 1960s and closed in 1968.

References

{{Towns South West WA Shire of Manjimup