Dartmoor, Victoria

Dartmoor, Victoria
Dartmoor
Victoria
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War memorial scupltures
Dartmoor is located in Shire of Glenelg
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Dartmoor
Population: 218(2006)[1]
Postcode: 3304
Coordinates: 37°56′S 141°17′E / 37.933°S 141.283°E / -37.933; 141.283Coordinates: 37°56′S 141°17′E / 37.933°S 141.283°E / -37.933; 141.283
Location:
LGA: Shire of Glenelg
County: Follett
State District: Lowan
Federal Division: Wannon

Dartmoor is a rural township on the Princes Highway and the Glenelg River between Heywood and the South Australian border, in South Western Victoria. At the 2006 census, Dartmoor had a population of 218.[1]

History

Before the township was established the location was known as Woodford Inn. The township was settled in the late 1850s a Post Office opening on 1 April 1860. [2]

Today

The main industry in the area is the processing of timber from the extensive pine plantations.

Dartmoor has a football team playing in the South West District Football League.[3]

Golfers play at the Dartmoor Golf Club on Wapling Avenue.[4]

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