Maranup, Western Australia
Locality in the Shire of Bridgetown-Greenbushes, Western Australia
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Maranup is a rural locality of the Shire of Bridgetown–Greenbushes in the South West region of Western Australia. The Blackwood River passes through the locality from east to west and, in the south-western corner, Maranup is home to the majority of Dalgarup National Park.[2][3]
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| Coordinates: 33.95°S 116.01°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 104.8 km2 (40.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 60 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6256 | ||||||||||||
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It is on the traditional land of the Noongar people.[4][5]
Maranup Ford, in the centre of the locality, was the main crossing of the Blackwood River for traffic from Manjimup to the port of Bunbury until 1862, when a bridge over the river was built at Bridgetown. In 1898, the Browne family purchased land in the area as a freehold from the crown and built homestead near the ford in 1917. The property remains in the family today, functioning as a working farm and caravan park.[6][7]
