Parkham is a locality and small rural community in the local government areas of
Meander Valley
Meander Valley Council is a local government body in northern Tasmania. It covers the western outskirts of Launceston, and further westward along the Meander River. Meander Valley Council is classified as a rural local government area and h ...
,
West Tamar and
Latrobe, in the
Launceston and
North-west and west regions of
Tasmania
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. It is located about north of the town of
Deloraine. The
2016 census determined a population of 129 for the state suburb of Parkham.
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History
The name ”Parkham” was applied to a Post station in the vicinity in 1886. It may be that this was named for Parkham
Parkham is a small village, civil parish and former manor situated 5 miles south-west of the town of Bideford in north Devon, England. The parish, which lies within the Kenwith ward in the Torridge district, is surrounded clockwise from the n ...
in England.
Road infrastructure
The C711 route (Parkham Road) runs north-east from the Bass Highway to the locality.
References
Localities of Meander Valley Council
Localities of West Tamar Council
Localities of Latrobe Council
Towns in Tasmania
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