What is Winton, Victoria?
'''Winton''' is a small town nine kilometres north east of [[Benalla, Victoria]]. About 2,800 people live in the town and the other small towns in the area.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://myboot.com.au/3673/Winton/suburb.aspx |title=Information about Winton(3673) in Victoria |first= |last= |work=myboot.com.au |year=2011 |accessdate=19 February 2011 |archive-date=18 June 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100618215553/http://myboot.com.au/3673/Winton/suburb.aspx |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is home to the Winton Motor Raceway, a three kilometre [[motor racing]] track.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wintonmotorraceway.com.au/home/ |title=Winton Motor Raceway - Home |first= |last= |work=wintonmotorraceway.com.au |year=2011 |accessdate=19 February 2011 |archive-date=3 February 2007 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20070203075116/http://www.wintonmotorraceway.com.au/home/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> Winton was first settled in 1853, and the town was surveyed in 1857.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~surreal/AVNE/Kayes-pages/WintonDates.htm |title=Notable dates in Winton's History |first= |last= |work=homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com |year=2011 |accessdate=19 February 2011 |archive-date=7 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160307214244/http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~surreal/AVNE/Kayes-pages/WintonDates.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> The [[Hume Highway]] from [[Melbourne]] to [[Sydney]] passed through the town, but the [[Hume Freeway]] bypassed Winton in 1987. ==References== {{reflist}} {{geo-stub}} [[Category:Towns in Victoria (Australia)]]