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Cranbrook

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Shire of Cranbrook WA, PO Box 21, Cranbrook, WA 6321
08 9826 1008

Description

Cranbrook is a small town in the Shire of Cranbrook in the Great Southern region of Western Australia between Katanning, Kojonup and Mount Barker, situated 320 km south of Perth.

Cranbrook is a small town in the Shire of Cranbrook in the Great Southern region of Western Australia between Katanning, Kojonup and Mount Barker, situated 320 km south of Perth. It is billed as "The Gateway to the Stirlings", referring to the nearby Stirling Range National Park. At the 2006 census, Cranbrook had a population of 280.The settlement grew after it was one of the original railway stations on the Great Southern Railway when the railway opened in 1889, and was gazetted a townsite in 1899.

The name is taken from the town of Cranbrook in Kent, England, about 65 kilometres south east of London. It is believed to have been named by Mr J A Wright, who was manager of the Western Australian Land Company which built the railway.The town is a Cooperative Bulk Handling receival site.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101-1000

Time zone: UTC +08:00

Area: 1207.83 km2

Elevation: 201-500 metres

Town elevation: 257 m

Population number: 496

Local Government Area: Shire of Cranbrook

Location

Shire of Cranbrook WA, PO Box 21, Cranbrook, WA 6321

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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Cranbrook, Western Australia

Cranbrook - Localista

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