Fentonbury, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Fentonbury
Tasmania

Fentonbury

Coordinates| 42°39′10″S 146°45′38″E﻿ / ﻿42.6527°S 146.7605°E﻿ / -42.6527; 146.7605
Population| 71 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)| 7140
Location| 28 km (17 mi) S of Hamilton
LGA(s)| Central Highlands
Region| Central
State electorate(s)| Lyons
Federal division(s)| Lyons
| Localities around Fentonbury:

Ellendale | Ellendale | Meadowbank
Ellendale | Fentonbury | Westerway
National Park | Westerway, National Park | Westerway

Fentonbury is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 71 for the state suburb of Fentonbury.[1]

## History

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Fentonbury was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The name is believed to come from a settler named Michael Fenton in the district in 1830.[2]

## Geography

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Almost all the boundaries are survey lines.[3]

## Road infrastructure

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Route C608 (Ellendale Road) runs through from north-west to south-east.[2][4]

## References

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1. ^ a b "2016 Census Quick Stats Fentonbury (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
2. ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – Fentonbury". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "994D", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
3. ^ "Fentonbury, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
4. ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2021.

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