Headington Hill, Queensland

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Headington Hill
Queensland
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Population 58 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 1.266/km2 (3.28/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4361
Area 45.8 km2 (17.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Headington Hill:
Nevilton Manapouri Pilton
Missen Flat Headington Hill Upper Pilton
Clifton Spring Creek Spring Creek

Headington Hill is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Headington Hill had a population of 58 people.[1]

History

The locality was probably named after a large freehold estate belonging to the Davenport family. George Francis Davenport (1812–1849) emigrated from Oxfordshire in England to Australia in the 1840s with his brothers Robert and Stanley Davenport.[3] His son George Henry Davenport (1831–1881) inherited the estate.

The original Headington Hill is to the north-east of Oxford, England and George Francis Davenport would have known it well, as he was the brother of John Marriott Davenport, who lived in Davenport House [4] at the summit of Headington Hill above Oxford.

Headington Hill Provisional School opened on 11 May 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Headington Hill State School. In 1910 it was renamed Nevilton State School. It closed in 1921. Nevilton State School reopened circa 1936 and closed in 1958.[5]

McGovern's Hill State School opened on 11 July 1912 but was renamed Headington Hill State School later that year. It closed in 1967.[5] The school was located on the south-east corner of Gatton Clifton Road and McGovern Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[6][7]

In the 2016 census Headington Hill had a population of 58 people.[1]

Road infrastructure

The Gatton–Clifton Road runs through from north to south-west. [8]

References

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Further reading

  • Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. — includes Pilton Upper State School ; Hirstvale School ; Hirstglen School ; Manapouri School ; Headington Hill ; West Haldon ; Pilton State School