The town began as an agricultural settlement around Addington Railway Station.

A state school opened in 1860 under the name Ercildoune, and the area was known to the postal service as Mount Bolton.

The Post Office opened on 1 May 1858 as Mount Bolton, was renamed Addington in 1892 and closed in 1967.

[2] Addington is home to one of Victoria's many Avenues of Honour, with Addington's being planted on 7 June 1917 in commemoration of locals who served during World War I.

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