Trevallyn is a residential locality in the

local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division of a country that a local government is responsible for. The size of an LGA varies by country but it is generally a subdivision of a federated state, state, province, division (politica ...

s (LGAs) of Launceston (25%) and West Tamar (75%) in the Launceston LGA 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 west of the city of Launceston. The 2016 census recorded a population of 4562 for the state suburb of Trevallyn. It is a suburb of Launceston. It is located on the north western part of the city (west of the

Tamar River The Tamar River, officially kanamaluka / River Tamar, is a estuary located in northern Tasmania, Australia. Despite being named a river, the waterway is a brackish and tidal estuary over its entire length. Etymology The Tamar River was named ...

and north of the

South Esk River The South Esk River, the longest river in Tasmania, is a major perennial river located in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia. Location and features The South Esk springs from the eastern foothills of the Ben Lomond plateau near Mathi ...

History

Trevallyn was gazetted as a locality in 1963. The name of the suburb spelled backwards, Nyllavert, can be found on postal records and lists of localities; the local post office used to carry this name in the 1930s. Despite the place name no longer existing and not being officially gazetted, the name still appears in many lists and indexes of localities. The name of the suburb could be also of Welsh origin. In that language, Trevallyn means Town of the Ax: Tref (the f sounds like a v in Welsh) means town. Allyn means Ax. It could also be simplified as Axtown. Actually, it is Cornish. Tre means town or settlement; vallyn is a mutation (common in Cornish grammar) of mellyn, meaning 'mill'. It is named after Trevallyn, Launceston, Cornwall, UK (courtesy of Professor Philip Payton, Emeritus Professor of Cornish and Australian Studies at the University of Exeter).

Geography

The

forms the south-western and south-eastern boundaries, and the

the north-eastern. It is the location of the

Cataract Gorge The Cataract Gorge is a canyon, river gorge in Launceston, Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, approximately 1.5 km from the city centre. It is one of the region's premier tourist attractions with Cataract Gorge boat tripleaving from ...

and the

Trevallyn Dam The Trevallyn Dam is a dam on the South Esk River in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia and is used to provide water for hydroelectricity. The dam was completed in 1955 as part of the Trevallyn Hydro Electric Scheme and now holds the waters of L ...

Road infrastructure

Route A7 (West Tamar Road) runs through from south-east to north-east.

Notable residents

Brothers Sir Benjamin Gill OAM and Sir Patrick Gill lived in Trevallyn, in Whitford Grove. The novelist,

Katharine Susannah Prichard Katharine Susannah Prichard (4 December 18832 October 1969) was an Australian author and co-founding member of the Communist Party of Australia. Early life Prichard was born in Levuka, Fiji in 1883 to Australian parents. She spent her childhood ...

, lived there as a child.The Daily Telegraph 1894-08-13, p. 2

Sporting clubs

The Trevallyn Cricket Club is based at the oval in Gorge Rd. Established in 1929, the club fields men's, women's and junior teams in the local astroturf competition. The club pavilion is named in honour of local resident, Athol Fitch. The adjoining bowls club, Max Fry Hall and tennis courts make this area one of Launceston's premier lower grade sports precincts after York Park, and Invermay Park in the CBD, Windsor Park at Riverside and the NTCA Sporting Complex. A number of water-based sports clubs use Trevallyn Dam and the Trevallyn Nature Recreation Area is a multi-use area with horse riding, trail running and mountain bike events regularly held there.

References

Suburbs of Launceston, Tasmania Localities of City of Launceston Localities of West Tamar Council Populated places on the Tamar River {{WestTamar-geo-stub