BROOKTON, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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A farming town in the Great Southern region.
Location: 138 km south east of Perth.
Origin of name: the town is named after "Brookton House", the property name of John Sea brook (1818-1891), who moved to this district soon after marrying in 1846. He was the first settler and founder of what is now known as the Brookton district.
Brief history: Brookton was one of the original stations on the Great Southern Railway which opened in June 1889. When first gazetted in 1895 it was named "Sea brook", but local acceptance of the station name resulted in the townsite being changed to Brockton in 1899.
Natural features: Nine Acre Rock; Yenyenning Lakes; Wabbing Hill; Miarunging Hill; Boyagin Rock Nature Reserve (10 km south west)
Built features: old police station; railway station; St Mark's Anglican Church