Horrocks also known as Horrocks Beach is a town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. It is located 499 kilometres (310.1 mi) north of the state capital, Perth

Perth, Western Australia

Perth is the capital and largest city of the Australian state of Western Australia and the fourth most populous city in Australia. The Perth metropolitan area has an estimated population of almost 1,700,000....

  and the closest populated town is Northampton

Northampton, Western Australia

Northampton is a town north of Geraldton, in the Mid West region of Western Australia. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 813. It is historic, with an outstanding National Trust building. The town lies on the North West Coastal Highway. Formerly named Gwalla after the location's...

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The town was named after Joseph Lucas Horrocks

Joseph Horrocks

Joseph Lucas Horrocks was a convict transported to Western Australia in 1852, who established the town of Northampton.Joseph Horrocks was born in Cornwall in 1805...

, a convict

Convict

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, who was transported to Western Australia in 1852 for forgery

Forgery

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. Horrocks was pardoned in 1856 and built a non-demoninational church in Northampton.