Broadmarsh is a rural locality and town in the local government areas of
Southern Midlands
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and
Derwent Valley in the
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and
South-east regions of
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. It is located about north-east of the town of
New Norfolk
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. The
2016 census
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determined a population of 167 for the state suburb of Broadmarsh.
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History
Broadmarsh was gazetted as a locality in 1970. The name was used for a farm in the area in 1836.
Geography
The Jordan River
The Jordan River or River Jordan ( ar, نَهْر الْأُرْدُنّ, ''Nahr al-ʾUrdunn'', he, נְהַר הַיַּרְדֵּן, ''Nəhar hayYardēn''; syc, ܢܗܪܐ ܕܝܘܪܕܢܢ ''Nahrāʾ Yurdnan''), also known as ''Nahr Al-Shariea ...
flows through from north to south-east.
Road infrastructure
The C185 route (Elderslie Road) enters from the north and runs through via the town to the south-east, where it exits. Route C186 (Black Brush Road) starts at an intersection with C185 and runs north-east until it exits.
References
Localities of Southern Midlands Council
Localities of Derwent Valley Council
Towns in Tasmania
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