Buckland is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east LGA region of

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. The locality is about south-west of the town of

Triabunna Triabunna is a rural residential locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about north-east of the city of Hobart. The has a population of 905 for the state ...

. The 2016 census has a population of 179 for the state suburb of Buckland. It is a village on the

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. It contains a historic church, St John the Baptist church.

History

The area around Buckland was originally settled around 1820. It was called the Prosser Plains as it was near the

Prosser River The Prosser River is a river in Tasmania, Australia. The river flows into the Tasman Sea. Environment The Prosser River Reserve is home to at least 11 at-risk plant and animal species. The Prosser River is virtually unnavigable except at maxim ...

. The oldest remaining house dates from 1826, and is called Woodsden. The village was renamed Buckland by Governor

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in 1846, gaining its name from

William Buckland William Buckland Doctor of Divinity, DD, Royal Society, FRS (12 March 1784 – 14 August 1856) was an English theologian, geologist and paleontology, palaeontologist. His work in the early 1820s proved that Kirkdale Cave in North Yorkshire h ...

, the

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. The Buckland Inn was built in 1841 and licensed in 1845. Prosser's Plains Post Office opened on 19 October 1838, was renamed "Buckland" around 1884 and closed in 1981. The St John the Baptist Church foundation stone was laid on 22 August 1846 by Fitzherbert Adams Marriott, the arch deacon of Hobart. The foundation stone has an inscription that reads: "That God may in this place be glorified, and the prayers and praises of the faithful continually offered until Christ shall come again". However the inscription is now on the inside of the wall. On 19 June 2007

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caused numerous vehicle accidents in the Buckland area. The Buckland

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operated from 1948 till 1981. The area was formerly known as Prosser Plains. In 1846 it was renamed in honour of the renowned geologist and Dean of Westminster, William Buckland. Buckland was gazetted as a locality in 1960.

Geography

The Prosser River flows through from west to east after forming a small part of the western boundary.

Road infrastructure

The

(Route A3) runs through from south-west to east. Route C318 (Buckland Road) starts at an intersection with A3 and runs north-west until it exits. Route C335 (Nugent Road) starts at an intersection with A3 and runs south until it exits.

Notes

References

*Parish of Buckland Tasmania : ''Church of St. John the Baptist : history of church and window'' booklet from 1973 *Buckland Soil Map from Tasmanian Department of Primary Industry Water and Environmen

Hobart 2000 *Louisa A. Meredith ''Buckland Church & Parsonage, Prosser's Vale'' print from ''Our island home : a Tasmanian sketchbook'' J. Walch & Sons, Hobart 187

* {{authority control Towns in Tasmania Localities of Glamorgan–Spring Bay Council