Tunbridge is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of
Northern Midlands and
Southern Midlands in the
Central LGA region of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about north of the town of
Oatlands. The has a population of 145 for the state suburb of Tunbridge.
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History
Tunbridge was gazetted as a locality in 1974.Tunbridge Wells
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, England.
In its coaching heyday it had three coaching inns, the ''Tunbridge Wells Inn,'' the ''Victoria Inn'' and the ''York Inn.'' Each inn was associated with a different coaching company. The Tunbridge Wells serviced J. E. Cox Coaches, the Victoria Inn serviced Samuel Page Coaches and the York Inn serviced Alfred Burbury Coaches. Tunbridge Post Office opened in 1856.
Geography
The Blackman River flows through, via the Blackman Dam, from south-west to north-east.
Road infrastructure
National Route 1 (Midland Highway) passes through from south to north-east. Route C526 (Tunbridge Tier Road) starts at an intersection with NR1 and runs west until it exits.
Notes and references
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Northern Midlands Council
Localities of Southern Midlands Council
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