NEW NORCIA, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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Often incorrectly called a town, New Norcia has never been officially gazetted as such, as it is a Benedictine Mission.
Origin of name: recalls Norcia, a town in the Umbria province of northern Italy, which was the birthplace of St Benedict, founder of the Benedictine order. The mission was thus named by a founding brother, Dom Rosendo Salvado.
Brief history: The mission was built on land purchased by the Benedictine brotherhood in 1846.
Built features: New Norcia Deep Space Tracking Station; Museum & Art Gallery.
Heritage features: Benedictine monastery; flour mill (1879); blacksmith's forge and olive press.