Castlemaine Cemetery

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Historic walking areas, Cemetery

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Facts and practical information

Campbells Creek is home to the historical Castlemaine Cemetery, which was moved from Templeton Street, Castlemaine, to Cemetery Road, Campbells Creek, in 1853. Most of the burials in the original cemetery were re-interred and the new cemetery was still called Castlemaine Cemetery. ()

Established: 1853 (171 years ago)Coordinates: 37°5'34"S, 144°11'60"E

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VictoriaAustralia

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Castlemaine Cemetery – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Buda Historic Home and Garden, Campbells Creek Recreation Reserve, Old Castlemaine Gaol, Central Highlands.

2.7 miNE
Garden, Art museum, Historical place
Buda Historic Home and Garden, Castlemaine
70 min walk • Buda is a heritage-listed historic house and garden located in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Victorian Heritage Database on 15 October 1970, when it was purchased by the Castlemaine Art Museum which oversees its management.
0.6 miSE
Park
Campbells Creek Recreation Reserve, Castlemaine
16 min walk • Set at the back of Campbells Creek, the trees here were originally selected by Baron Von Mueller, the famed botanist who designed the Castlemaine Botanical Gardens.
2.2 miN
Historical place, View point, Prison
Old Castlemaine Gaol, Castlemaine
57 min walk • The Old Castlemaine Gaol is a prison located in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. The prison was modelled on Pentonville; the present building replaced the original, designed by Inspector General John Price which was never occupied.
1.2 miNE
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Central Highlands
31 min walk • The Central Highlands is a large region in central Victoria, Australia. The term is mainly used in a geological context to describe that part of the Great Dividing Range that is west of the range's alpine areas but does not extend to the western end of the range in the state's west.
2.2 miN
37°3'41"S • 144°12'25"E
Castlemaine's West End Hall, Castlemaine
57 min walk • Park
2.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Castlemaine Post Office, Castlemaine
57 min walk • Castlemaine Post Office is a heritage-listed post office at 202 Barker Street, Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia. It was added to the Australian Commonwealth Heritage List on 8 November 2011.
3.2 miE
Town
Chewton
83 min walk • Chewton is a town in central Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Mount Alexander local government area, 116 kilometres north west of the state capital, Melbourne. At the 2016 census, Chewton had a population of 1313.