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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Upper Blessington, Tasmania
Upper Blessington is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Break O'Day in the Launceston and North-east regions of Tasmania. It is located about 48 kilometres (30 mi) east of the town of Launceston. The 2016 census determined a population of 61 for the state suburb of Upper Blessington.

History

For the origin of the name, see Blessington, Tasmania.

Upper Blessington was gazetted as a locality in 1974.

Geography

The North Esk River forms a small section of the northern boundary and then flows south through the locality before exiting in the south-west where it forms a section of that boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C401 (Blessington Road / Upper Blessington Road) passes through from west to east. The C405 route (Camden Road) starts at an intersection with C401 and exits to the north-west. The C432 route (Ben Lomond Road) starts at an intersection with C401 and runs south-east before exiting.

References

  1. ^ "2016 Census Quick Stats Upper Blessington (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Placenames Tasmania – Upper Blessington". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "915R", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "Upper Blessington, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 28 May 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 18 May 2020.


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