Allansford

Allansford is a rural/residential town in western Victoria, on the Princes Highway where it crosses the Hopkins River, 8 km east of Warrnambool.

In 1839 the brothers William and John Allan took up their ‘Allandale’ pastoral run adjoining the Hopkins River. There was a dry weather ford across the river, and the combination of that and the name of the property owners resulted in Allansford becoming the place name. A timber bridge was built beside the ford in 1851.