Cardigan Village, Victoria Explained

Type:suburb
Cardigan Village
State:vic
City:Ballarat
Lga:City of Ballarat
Use Lga Map:yes
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Coordinates:-37.5179°N 143.7084°W
Postcode:3352
Pop:957
Stategov:Ripon
Fedgov:Ballarat
Near-N:Windermere
Near-W:Cardigan
Near-E:Alfredton
Near-S:Haddon

Cardigan Village is a town on the north-western rural-urban fringe of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. At the, Cardigan had a population of 957. It was named after James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, who led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. It is recorded as having a school in 1860, 1903, and 1960; and in 1903 also had a Presbyterian church, a post office, and a hotel.[1]

It stands on the traditional land of the Wadawurrung peoples, on the path they historically took twice a year between Ballarat, where they wintered, and Lake Burrumbeet, where they spent the summer.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cardigan and Cardigan Village Victorian Places . 2022-04-16 . www.victorianplaces.com.au.
  2. The Cardigan Village Plan, City of Ballarat, August 2018, pp. 4:

    https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-08/The_Cardigan_Village_Plan.pdf