Epping Forest is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of
Northern Midlands
Northern Midlands Council is a local government body in Tasmania, extending south of Launceston into the northern region of the Tasmanian central midlands. Northern Midlands is classified as a rural local government area and has a populatio ...
in the
Central LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about south-east of the town of
Longford. The
2016 census recorded a population of 72 for the state suburb of Epping Forest.
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History
Epping Forest was gazetted as a locality in 1956. The area was named Epping by Governor Macquarie's party in 1811, presumably for Epping Epping may refer to:
Places
Australia
* Epping, New South Wales, a suburb of Sydney
** Epping railway station, Sydney
* Electoral district of Epping, the corresponding seat in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly
* Epping Forest, Kearns, a he ...
in England. It became known unofficially as Epping Forest and, when in 1956 a name change was required to avoid duplication, Epping Forest was chosen.
Geography
The South Esk River
The South Esk River, the longest river in Tasmania, is a major perennial river located in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia.
Location and features
The South Esk springs from the eastern foothills of the Ben Lomond plateau near Mathinn ...
forms the northern boundary, and the Macquarie River
The Macquarie River - Wambuul is part of the Macquarie– Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is one of the main inland rivers in New South Wales, Australia.
The river rises in the central highlands of New South Wales near the ...
forms part of the southern.
Road infrastructure
National Route 1 ( Midland Highway) passes through from south-east to north-west.
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Northern Midlands Council
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