Longwood is a town in northern Victoria

Victoria (Australia)

Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....

, Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

. The town is located in the Shire of Strathbogie Local government area, 149 kilometres (93 mi) from the state capital, Melbourne

Melbourne

Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...

. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...

, Longwood and the surrounding area had a population of 155.

History

Longwood was first located on the old Sydney to Melbourne Highway (in the paddocks at Fred Tubb's farm) serving as a staging post for the horse drawn coaches. The town moved east by around 4 km when the railway was built and a station established at Longwood.
The Post Office opened on 1 July 1852 and the office named Longwood Railway Station opened in 1881. Longwood was later renamed Longwood East and Longwood Railway Station was renamed to Longwood.

Today

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Kyabram & District Football League

Kyabram & District Football League

The Kyabram District Football League is an Australian rules football league in Victoria. It is made up of 13 teams, following Yea's departure in 2007 to join the Yarra Valley Mountain Football League, and Longwood's admission in 2010 following the collapse of the Benalla District Football League....

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There is one primary school, Longwood Primary School. It has a small student population but a large plantation area at the back where the students can build houses and explore the nature. There are 2 teachers at the school and the current Principal is Mr. David Baker who is an ultimate legend.
{http://www.longwoodps.vic.edu.au/LPS/}

The town is home to one hotel, The White Hart, moved to it's current location on the corner of Down and Hill Streets when the Melbourne-Sydney train line was constructed around 1880. It serves food and beverages every day except 26th December and 1st January.

Notable people

The town was the birthplace of World War I

World War I

World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...

 veterans, Victoria Cross

Victoria Cross

The Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....

 recipient Frederick Tubb and Army Medical Officer, Sir Charles Ryan. and his sister, botanical artist Ellis Rowan

Ellis Rowan

Marian Ellis Rowan , known as Ellis Rowan, was a well-known Australian botanical illustrator. She also did series of illustrations on birds, butterflies and insects....

, both at "Killeen Station".