Wilmot is a village and a small rural community in the local government area of Kentish in the North West region of

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. It is located 25 km (33 by road) south of Ulverstone and 28 km (39 km by road) south-west of Devonport. The 2021 Census determined a population of 287 for the state suburb of Wilmot.

History

The locality was named for

Sir John Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet Sir John Eardley Eardley-Wilmot, 1st Baronet (21 February 1783 – 3 February 1847) was a politician in the United Kingdom who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for North Warwickshire (UK Parliament constituency), North Warwickshire and then ...

, Lieutenant Governor of

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(now

) from 1843 to 1846. Wilmot was a parish name prior to 1900 but no town of that name had been surveyed. A Wilmot post station existed in 1899. The town name was proclaimed in 1903, and Wilmot was gazetted as a locality in 1965. The former locality of Narrawa was incorporated into Wilmot in 2000. The Coles family operated a store in Wilmot between 1910-21 as their first permanent retail outlet. That store was destroyed by fire in 2014.

Geography

Lake Barrington forms the eastern boundary, and the Wilmot River forms almost all of the western boundary.

Local attractions

* Wilmot Historic Museum * Lake Barrington, known for fishing and water sports, including the Lake Barrington International Rowing Course * Forth Falls, a series of three picturesque waterfalls and smaller cascades on Forth Falls Creek above Lake Barrington, accessible from the Lake Barrington Road * Wilmot Memorial Hall, with a mural called ''The Cradle Trail'' commemorating the work of

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and Kate Weindorfer, botanists and conservation pioneers behind the creation of

Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park Cradle Mountain–Lake St Clair National Park is located in the Central Highlands area of Tasmania (Australia), Northwest of Hobart. The park contains many walking trails, and is where hikes along the well-known Overland Track usually begin. M ...

* Castra Circuit of four waterfalls: Silver Falls, Castra Falls, Step Falls and Secret Place * Wilmot Novelty Letterbox Trail Due to its proximity, Wilmot serves as a base for Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park and the

Overland Track The Overland Track is an Australian Backpacking (wilderness), bushwalking track, traversing Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, within the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area. It is walked by more than nine thousand people each ye ...

visitors. Other attractions nearby include Leven Canyon, Mount Roland Conservation Area and the artist town of

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Road infrastructure

The C132 route (Wilmot Road) passes through the locality from north to south. Route C133 (Back Road) starts at an intersection with C132 and runs north before exiting to the north-west. Route C135 (Buxtons Road / Lake Barrington Road) forms a loop between two intersections with C132, providing access to Lake Barrington.

References

{{Reflist Localities of Kentish Council Towns in Tasmania