Melrose, Tasmania

Melrose is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of Devonport and Kentish in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) south-west of the town of Devonport. The 2016 census determined a population of 102 for the state suburb of Melrose.[1]

Melrose
Tasmania
Melrose
Coordinates41°15′11″S 146°18′08″E
Population102 (2016)[1]
Postcode(s)7310
Location14 km (9 mi) SW of Devonport
LGA(s)Devonport, Kentish
RegionNorth West
State electorate(s)Braddon, Lyons
Federal Division(s)Braddon, Lyons
Localities around Melrose:
Forthside Forthside Tugrah
Forthside Melrose Eugenana, Aberdeen
Paloona Lower Barrington Acacia Hills

History

The name “Melrose” was used for a Post Station in the district in 1888. A railway station on the former Don River Line was renamed Melrose about 1916. Two options for the source of the name are:

  • Melrose, a town in Scotland.
  • George Melrose, a surveyor who worked in the area in 1853, who is believed to have named Melrose Creek after himself.

Melrose was gazetted as a locality in 1962.[2]

Geography

The Don River forms part of the eastern boundary. Porcupine Hill Forest Reserve abuts part of the western boundary.[3]

Road infrastructure

The C145 route enters the locality from the north as Bellamy Road, becomes Melrose Road, and exits to the south-west as Paloona Road. Route C146 (Melrose Road) starts at an intersection with route C145 and exits to the north-east. Melrose Road continues south-east as Route C147 before exiting to the south.[4]

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See also

References
  1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Melrose (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  2. "Placenames Tasmania - Melrose". Placenames Tasmania. Retrieved 2 April 2020. Search, enter 1119T, Search, select row, show Details
  3. Google (2 April 2020). "Melrose, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  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 2 April 2020.



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