Postcode(s) 4311 Clarendon Wivenhoe Pocket Federal division Division of Dickson | State electorate(s) Ipswich West Postal code 4311 Lga Somerset Region | |
Clarendon is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia. The origin of the suburb name is from a railway station which was named Clarendon after a nearby lake of the same name.
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Map of Clarendon QLD 4311, Australia
History
Clarendon Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1873 under the names of Tarampa, Watson's and Clarendon) and closed in 1951.
Lake Clarendon State School opened in June 1902 and caters for students from Prep to Year six.
Heritage listings
Clarendon has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
References
Clarendon, Queensland Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA