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Kelmscott, Western Australia

Suburbs in the City of ArmadaleSuburbs of Perth, Western AustraliaUse Australian English from March 2014
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Kelmscott is a southeastern suburb of Perth, Western Australian within the local government area of the City of Armadale. It is 23 kilometres (14 mi) southeast of Perth along the Albany Highway.Kelmscott was one of four initial townsites established in the Swan River Colony. It was named after Kelmscott, Oxfordshire, the birthplace of the first Anglican clergyman in the colony, Thomas Hobbes Scott (1783–1860).The suburb of Kelmscott is bisected by the Canning River. On the western side of the river is the flat coastal plain upon which most of Perth is situated. This area includes the Stargate Kelmscott and Kelmscott Village shopping areas along Albany Highway, the light industrial area, the Kelmscott Senior High School and a residential area. To the east, the suburb rises into the western Darling Scarp. Kelmscott celebrated its 175th anniversary on 9 October 2005. Kelmscott is home of the first Red Rooster restaurant, as well as Australia's busiest drive-through KFC service.

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Kelmscott, Western Australia
Canning Mills Road, City Of Armadale

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N -32.119 ° E 116.026 °
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Canning Mills Road

Canning Mills Road
6111 City Of Armadale
Western Australia, Australia
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