Cornwall, Tasmania
Cornwall is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Break O'Day in the North-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 44 kilometres (27 mi) south-west of the town of St Helens. The 2016 census recorded a population of 65 for the state suburb of Cornwall.
History
Cornwall was gazetted as a locality in 1973.
It was named by Governor King in 1804, after Cornwall in Britain, which never mined coal, it was a tin mining area.
Geography
Cornwall is completely surrounded by the locality of St Marys.
Road infrastructure
Route A4 (Esk Main Road) passes to the south of the locality, from where Cornwall Road provides access.
References
- ^ "2021 Census Quick Stats Cornwall (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 26 July 2022.
- ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Cornwall (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Placenames Tasmania – Cornwall". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "961G", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Where in Tasmania? A-K Page 35" (PDF). Dennison Publications. July 2003. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Cornwall, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
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