APSLEY
Apsley is a small town that is
encounted when traveling from Naracoote in South Australia to Edenhope
in Victoria. It is located on the Wimmera
Highway, in the Shire of West Wimmera, 420 kilometers north-west of
Melbourne, and 7 kilometers east of the South Australian border.
The
town is named after Apsley House in London. It was surveyed in 1851
and proclaimed in 1852, a Post Office opening on 1 January 1854
replacing that of Lake Wallace (open since 1 March 1849 nearer what is
now Edenhope serving the grazing population.
The population
at the 2006 census was 166. That is a very small town. The town is
close to Lake Bringalbert and Newlands Lake, and the Saint Gregory's
Vineyard, which specializes in port wine.
A large
Red-flowering Gum on Wallace Street is listed on the National Trust of
Australia's Significant Tree Register for Victoria.  
The Apsley War
Memorial is opposite the hotel. 
The churches in
Apsley are the traditional weather board variety.
The United though is probably a 100 year building.
The Apsley Hotel
is the traditional tavern model.
No need to
visit, but if passing be sure to check out that tree.
Heritage
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