| Guildford Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Guildford | |||||||||||||||
| 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]
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Guildford (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Australia Post postcode search
- ^ a b "Guildford". Travel. The Age. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 14 January 2008.
