Southampton, Western Australia
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| Coordinates: 33°51′S 115°57′E / 33.85°S 115.95°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Western Australia | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 126.1 km2 (48.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 84 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 6253 | ||||||||||||
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Southampton is a rural locality of the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup in the South West region of Western Australia. The Blackwood River runs through the locality from its south-eastern corner to the north-west.[2][3]
Southampton and the Shire of Donnybrook–Balingup are located on the traditional land of the Wardandi people of the Noongar nation.[4][5][6]
The locality is home to three heritage listed sites: two of which are on the State Register of Heritage Places, Ferndale and Lewana, while the third one, Bridge Cottage, is on the municipal register.[7][8] Ferndale, a single-storey mud brick and corrugated iron building and one of the earliest homesteads in the area, dates back to 1859, built by the earliest white settlers in the Balingup district.[9] Lewana, meaning wind in the local indigenous language, dates back to 1931, and consists of a homestead, a barn, five forestry cottages, a cabin, a workshop and seven single garages. All buildings are constructed from jarrah and weatherboard, with corrugated iron roofs.[10]
