Auburn is a

village A village is a human settlement or community, larger than a hamlet but smaller than a town with a population typically ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand. Although villages are often located in rural areas, the term urban v ...

on the Isis River, in the parish of Hill and

county of Somerset Somerset ( , ), archaically Somersetshire ( , , ) is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is bordered by the Bristol Channel, Gloucestershire, and Bristol to the north, Wiltshire to the east, Dorset to the south-east, and Devon to t ...

Tasmania Tasmania (; palawa kani: ''Lutruwita'') is an island States and territories of Australia, state of Australia. It is located to the south of the Mainland Australia, Australian mainland, and is separated from it by the Bass Strait. The sta ...

. It is about from

Campbell Town, Tasmania Campbell Town is a town in Tasmania, Australia, on the Midland Highway (Tasmania), Midland Highway. At the 2021 census, the town had a population of 823. History Traditional owners of the Campbell Town area The traditional owners, traditio ...

, from Launceston, and from

Hobart Hobart ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the island state of Tasmania, Australia. Located in Tasmania's south-east on the estuary of the River Derwent, it is the southernmost capital city in Australia. Despite containing nearly hal ...

. Nearby is the remarkable hill called Jacob's Sugar Loaf.Rev. John West
History of Tasmania

References

Midlands (Tasmania) Populated places established in the 19th century Towns in Tasmania {{Tasmania-geo-stub