Lexton
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Town information
Region
Pyrenees Shire CouncilPopulation
150Distance from Melbourne
154km / 96 miles and 1 hour 50 minutes travelling time from MelbourneRoad access
Sunraysia Highway
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Places of interest
Golf Club
Lexton Cemetery
Pyrenees Hotel
Saw mills
Toll Bar Cafe
Toll Bar Park
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Accommodation
The Lexton Pyrenees Hotel has 6 rooms that accommodate up to 12 people. Please phone 03 5466 7215 for further information. For a larger range of accommodation options in nearby townships please visit the Pyrenees Accommodation website.
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Overview
The cross-roads at Lexton are the landmark for the historic toll bar erected across the main road in the 1800’s to help pay for the upkeep of the roads. The town began as a transport depot and there are still transport operators who are based in Lexton today.
Fine wool still remains the backbone of the district with a number of shearers still living in the town.
History
The Aboriginal Clan “Galgal balug” translated as “the people with tame dogs”, were the original inhabitants of the area now know as Lexton. In 1836 Major Thomas Mitchell, the explorer, travelled through the site of the future town of Lexton. Mitchell was on the return portion of his journey of exploration from Portland to Sydney. As he descended from the Pyrenees Range his journal entry for that day records. ”We descend into a valley of the finest description”.
