Blampied, Victoria Explained

Type:town
Blampied
State:vic
Use Lga Map:yes
Coordinates:-37.3667°N 144.05°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Shire of Hepburn
Postcode:3364
Pop:212
Stategov:Ripon
Fedgov:Ballarat
Dist1:117
Dir1:NW
Location1:Melbourne
Dist2:33
Dir2:NE
Location2:Ballarat
Dist3:9
Dir3:W
Location3:Daylesford

Location

Blampied is a town in the central highlands of Victoria on the Midland Highway. The town is in the Shire of Hepburn, 117km (73miles) north west of the state capital of Melbourne. At the, Blampied and the surrounding area had a population of 212.

Blampied is about 15 minutes away from famous tourist town Daylesford and about 30 minutes to Ballarat, another famous town where sparked the Victoria gold-rush.

Different from Daylesford or Ballarat, Blampied has its own beauty offering stunning volcanic hills and farming landscape.

History

The town was named after Louis Blampied who built a hotel here which is now called the Swiss Mountain Inn.[1]

Blampied Post Office opened on 20 November 1879 and closed in 1971.[2]

Things to do

for a local beer and delicious local dishes

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Darwin . Norm . Neighbours - Towns of Daylesford & district. Australian Web Archive . https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/19990604000000/http:/www.sebas.vic.edu.au/staff/ndarwin/neighbours.htm . dead . 1999-06-04 . 2009-01-04 .
  2. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . 2008-04-11 . . .