Lymington is a rural residential locality in the local government area of
Huon Valley in the
South-east region of
Tasmania
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. It is located about south of the town of
Huonville. The
2016 census
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*16 (number), the natural number following 15 and preceding 17
*one of the years 16 BC, AD 16, 1916, 2016
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* ''Pathinaaru'' or ''Sixteen'', a 2010 Tamil film
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has a population of 283 for the state suburb of Lymington.
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History
Lymington was gazetted as a locality in 1971. Previously known as Copper Alley Bay, the locality is believed to be named after a borough called Lymington in Hampshire
Hampshire (, ; abbreviated to Hants) is a ceremonial county, ceremonial and non-metropolitan county, non-metropolitan counties of England, county in western South East England on the coast of the English Channel. Home to two major English citi ...
, England, a seaport and yachting centre.
Geography
The shore of the Huon River
The Huon River is a perennial river located in the south-west and south-east regions of Tasmania, Australia. At in length, the Huon River is the fifth-longest in the state, with its course flowing east through the fertile Huon Valley and empt ...
estuary forms the south-western boundary and Port Cygnet
Cygnet is a town in the Huon Valley, south of Huonville, Tasmania.
History
The bay on which Cygnet sits was originally named by the Indigenous people who occupied a large territory in South East Tasmania, including Cygnet, Hobart and Bruny Isl ...
the south-eastern and eastern.
Road infrastructure
The C639 route (Lymington Road / Cygnet Coast Road) enters from the north-east and runs generally south and west along the shore to the south-west, where it exits. Route C646 (Forsters Rivulet Road) starts from an intersection with C639 and runs generally north-west until it exits.
References
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Localities of Huon Valley Council
Towns in Tasmania