Fyansford, Victoria

Fyansford is a township on the western edge of Geelong, Victoria, Australia, named after Captain Foster Fyans who came to Geelong as a Police magistrate in October, 1837. It is located at the junction of the Barwon and Moorabool rivers. At the 2016 census, Fyansford had a population of 196.

Fyansford
Geelong, Victoria
Fyansford Hotel
Fyansford
Coordinates38°08′S 144°19′E
Population196 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)3218
LGA(s)City of Greater Geelong
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)Corio
Suburbs around Fyansford:
Batesford
Stonehaven
Batesford Hamlyn Heights
Stonehaven Fyansford Herne Hill
Barrabool Ceres
Highton
Newtown

Fyansford is one of the earliest places of settlement in the Geelong region. Fyans established his police camp nearby where the Moorabool could be forded—giving the name Fyan's Ford.

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