Upper Blessington, Tasmania
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Upper Blessington is a rural locality in the local government areas of Launceston and Break O'Day in the Launceston and
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regions 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 ...
. It is located about east of the town of Launceston.


History

For the origin of the name, see Blessington, Tasmania. Upper Blessington was gazetted as a locality in 1974. The 2016 census determined a population of 61 for the state suburb of Upper Blessington. The showed the number had dropped to 60.


Geography

The
North Esk River The North Esk River is a major perennial river located in the northern region of Tasmania, Australia. Location and features It is one of the tributaries of the Tamar River together with the South Esk River. It starts in the Northallerton Valle ...
forms a small section of the northern boundary and then flows south through the locality before exiting in the south-west where it forms a section of that boundary.


Road infrastructure

Route C401 (Blessington Road / Upper Blessington Road) passes through from west to east. The C405 route (Camden Road) starts at an intersection with C401 and exits to the north-west. The C432 route (Ben Lomond Road) starts at an intersection with C401 and runs south-east before exiting.


References

Localities of City of Launceston Localities of Break O'Day Council Towns in Tasmania {{BreakODay-geo-stub