Forcett is a mainly rural locality, with an urban area on the outskirts of neighbouring
Lewisham
Lewisham ( ) is an area of southeast London, England, south of Charing Cross. It is the principal area of the London Borough of Lewisham, and was within the Historic counties of England, historic county of Kent until 1889. It is identified in ...
. It is in the local government area of
Sorell in the
South-east region of
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 ...
. The locality is about south-east of the town of
Sorell. The
2016 census has a population of 964 for the state suburb of Forcett.
[
]
History
Forcett was gazetted as a locality in 1972. An early settler, James Gordon, was born at Forcett
Forcett is a village in the county of North Yorkshire, England. It lies near the border with County Durham, on the B6274 road about 8 miles south of Staindrop. Nearby villages include Eppleby, Caldwell and Aldbrough.
From 1974 to 2023 it wa ...
, Yorkshire in 1779.
Geography
Most of the boundaries of the locality are survey lines. The shore of Pitt Water Estuary forms part of the western boundary.
Road infrastructure
The A9 route (Arthur Highway
The Arthur Highway (A9) is a Tasmanian highway which runs from Sorell in the near south to Port Arthur in the far south-east.
Route description
From a roundabout with the Tasman Highway outside Sorell the highway runs northeast to another rou ...
) enters from the north-west and runs through to the east, where it exits. Route C333 (Delmore Road) starts at an intersection with A9 and runs north until it exits. Route C334 (Old Forcett Road) starts at an intersection with A9 and runs south until it exits. Route C340 (Lewisham Scenic Deive) starts at an intersection with A9 and runs south until it exits. Route C349 (Sugarloaf Road) starts at an intersection with A9 and runs south until it exits.
References
Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Sorell Council
{{Sorell-geo-stub