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Gretna

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Central Highlands Council TAS, PO Box 20, Gretna, TAS 7140
03 6286 3202

Description

Gretna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Central Highlands and Derwent Valley in the Central and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania.

Gretna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Central Highlands and Derwent Valley in the Central and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census has a population of 211 for the state suburb of Gretna.

It was formerly known as Stony Hut Plains, though the Gretna post office was known as Macquarie Plains for many years. It has a postcode of 7140.

History

Gretna was gazetted as a locality in 1959.Macquarie Plains Post Office opened in 1932 and was renamed Gretna in 1907.

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Gretna is the location of three heritage listed locations, all of which were listed on the Register of the National Estate before its removal and along with 5 other properties are on the Tasmanian Heritage Register to this day.

St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, the local church built in 1848.

Glenelg House, designed by Henry Hunter and finished in 1878, built for the Downie family.

ClarendonHouse, built by William Borrodaile Wilson in 1821.

Details

Type: Rural areas

Population: 101 - 1,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 126.435 km2

Elevation: 51 to 200 metres

Town elevation: 90 m

Population number: 211

Local Government Area: Central Highlands Council

Location

Central Highlands Council TAS, PO Box 20, Gretna, TAS 7140

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Gretna, Tasmania