Blenheim, Queensland falling numbers attending, the church was closed and physically relocated to Laidley. Blenheim, Queensland Blenheim is a rural locality of the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Blenheim had a population of 259 people. Originally the district was known as Sandy Creek, but later it was named Blenheim after Blenheim Park in Oxfordshire, England, which was in turn named after the Battle of Blenheim. Blenheim State School opened on 7 Apr 1879, with an initial enrolment of 73 pupils. In 1895, a German Baptist church was established at Blenheim under the leadership of C. Muetzelburg. As time
Blenheim, Ontario first three lot-tenants who built homes. This "Ten Mile Bush" was a dense Carolinian forest with wild elk, bear, wolves, and eagles inhabiting the region. When the forests were cut down for farming, the bush became a "patchwork quilt of farms" Even a minor inspection of the contemporary area reveals acres of farms still in operation, but the elk, bear, and wolves are long gone. Some believe that Blenheim was named after Blenheim Palace in England. However, articles written by historian Dr. Fred Landon in "The News Tribune" dated February 7, 1934 recount a party in the early days of