Build your Dream in Kirkstall. Kirkstall is a rural village in western Victoria, 5 km west of Koroit and 13 km north-east of Port Fairy. It is thought that it was named after Kirkstall, Yorkshire, England, the site of an early forge ironworks and an abbey (1152). Kirkstall is located on the edge of an area of rich volcanic soil which originated from Tower Hill, about 8 kilometers south-east. Settlement by farming families, many of Irish origin, occurred during the late 1850s. A school was opened in 1861. Several stores and a hotel were opened, forming a typical village. In 1890 a railway was opened from Koroit to Port Fairy, enabling traffic to bypass the crossroads where Kirkstall is situated. The school and commercial activities declined, although the hotel continued. Cheers to that. This block offers country living on a manageable sized title.