Gretna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of
Central Highlands and
Derwent Valley in the
Central and
South-east LGA regions of
Tasmania
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. The locality is about south-east of the town of
Hamilton
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* Alexander Hamilton (1755/1757–1804), first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States
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. The
2016 census has a population of 211 for the state suburb of Gretna.
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It was formerly known as Stony Hut Plains, though the Gretna post office was known as Macquarie Plains for many years. It has a postcode of 7140.
]
History
Gretna was gazetted as a locality in 1959.
Geography
The River Derwent River Derwent or Derwent River may refer to:
Rivers in England
*River Derwent, Derbyshire
*River Derwent, North East England, on the border between County Durham and Northumberland
*River Derwent, Cumbria in the Lake District
*River Derwent, Yorks ...
forms the south-western and part of the southern boundaries of the locality. The A10 route (Lyell Highway
The Lyell Highway (Route A10) is a highway in Tasmania, running from Hobart to Queenstown.
It is the one of two transport routes that passes through the West Coast Range, the other being the B28 Anthony Road.
Name
The name is derived fro ...
) passes through from south to north-west, and two minor numbered routes branch from it. The C181 route (Marked Tree Road) runs north through the locality to meet the B110 route (Hollow Tree Road) in the locality of Hollow Tree, and the C183 route (Bluff Road) runs north-east to Elderslie.
Landmarks
Gretna is the location of three heritage listed locations, all of which were listed on the Register of the National Estate
The Register of the National Estate was a heritage register that listed natural and cultural heritage places in Australia that was closed in 2007. Phasing out began in 2003, when the Australian National Heritage List and the Commonwealth Heri ...
before its removal and along with 5 other properties are on the Tasmanian Heritage Register to this day.
* St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, the local church built in 1848.
* Glenelg House, designed by Henry Hunter and finished in 1878, built for the Downie family.
* Clarendon House, built by William Borrodaile Wilson in 1821.
References
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Towns in Tasmania
Localities of Central Highlands Council
Localities of Derwent Valley Council
Populated places on the River Derwent