Cardigan Village is a town on the north-western rural-urban fringe of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Cardigan had a population of 957.[1] It was named after James Brudenell, 7th Earl of Cardigan, who led the Charge of the Light Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava during the Crimean War. It is recorded as having a school in 1860, 1903, and 1960; and in 1903 also had a Presbyterian church, a post office, and a hotel.[2]

Cardigan Village Ballarat, Victoria
Cardigan Village
Coordinates	37.5179°S 143.7084°E / -37.5179; 143.7084
Population	957 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3352
LGA(s)	City of Ballarat
State electorate(s)	Ripon
Federal division(s)	Ballarat
Suburbs around Cardigan Village: Windermere Cardigan Cardigan Village Alfredton Haddon

It stands on the traditional land of the Wadawurrung peoples, on the path they historically took twice a year between Ballarat, where they wintered, and Lake Burrumbeet, where they spent the summer.[3]

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