Biddeston, Queensland

The Toowoomba–Cecil Plains Road runs through from east to west. == History ==

Crosshill State School opened on 9 August 1880 and closed in 1940. A postal receiving office opened on 1 February 1882 and was upgraded to a post office on 1 July 1927. During that time it was run by the Anderson family of Biddeston Farm, which is probably the origin of the district name. The post office closed on 5 January 1965. The town reserve was established on 26 August 1890. A pre-school was added in 1986. It was at 1840 Toowoomba Cecil Plains Road (). == Demographics ==

In the , the locality of Biddeston had a population of 328 people. In the , the locality of Biddeston had a population of 284 people. In the , the locality of Biddeston had a population of 269 people. == Economy ==

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: • Aberdeen () • Aughamore () • Bronte Park () • Burton () • Chelandry () • Croxley () • Egmont Park () • Enterprise () • Glen Bride () • Glen View () • Goldrush Lodge () • Hillview () • Kerrabee Park () • Lange () • Martrise () • Mayfield () • Parklands () • Rayhill () • Roxanna () • Silver Springs () • The Towers () • Wallaby Hill () • Windemere () • Ziebel () == Education ==

Biddeston State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2425 Cecil Plains Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 61 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 70 students with 6 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary schools in Biddeston. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in neighbouring Oakey to the north. == Events ==

The Biddeston Tractor Pull is an annual event in which restored and modified tractors compete to pull heavy loads. == References ==