Headington Hill, Queensland
Headington Hill is a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
| Headington Hill Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Headington Hill | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.9152°S 152.03°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4361 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 52.1 km2 (20.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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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.[2] 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 [3] at the summit of Headington Hill above Oxford.
References
- "Headington Hill - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47966)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- Papers of the Davenport family in the State Library of South Australia
- Davenport House, Headington Hill, Oxford
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