Eddington is a locality in the Shire of Loddon, and Shire of Mount Alexander, Victoria, Australia. It is approximately north-west from Melbourne. Eddington is located on the Loddon River. At the , Eddington had a population of 113.
There is a bridge over the Loddon at Eddington, built during 1928-30 to replace a 19th-century bridge that tended to be swept away by seasonal floods.
During the second half of the 19th century, the town had various facilities, including a brewery, cheese factory, butter factory, several hotels, a racecourse, and churches.
Today there is an active Golf Club, a Community Centre and live steam model engineering society. There are two former hotels, a former general store, former police station and lockup, former primary school and former garage. The Loddon River at Eddington is the upper reach of Laanecoorie Weir.
A cafe operating limited hours also operates out of the old service station premises on the main road.
References
External links
Danns Bridge, from the Victorian Heritage Database Eddington. Victoria. Australia website, from the friends of Eddington