Guildford Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 37°09′00″S 144°09′55″E / 37.15000°S 144.16528°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 333 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3451[2] | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Mount Alexander | ||||||||||||||
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Guildford is a small settlement situated on the Loddon River, 124 kilometres (77 mi) north-west of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Midland Highway between Daylesford and Castlemaine. The population recorded at the 2016 census was 333.[1]
Facilities in the town include a post office (in a building dating from 1901), hotel, community hall, a cricket ground and a general store.[3]
It is thought that the town was named after Guildford in England.[3]