Andover, Tasmania Explained

Type:town
Andover
State:tas
Relief:1
Pop:39
Postcode:7120
Region:Central
Location1:Oatlands
Dist1:16
Dir1:E
Lga:Southern Midlands
Stategov:Lyons
Fedgov:Lyons
Near-Nw:Oatlands
Near-N:York Plains, Pawtella
Near-Ne:Lemont
Near-E:Lemont
Near-W:Oatlands, Parattah
Near-Sw:Parattah
Near-S:Parattah
Near-Se:Stonehenge

Andover is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Oatlands. The 2021 census recorded a population of 39 for Andover.It consists of mostly farming land and several historic pastoral properties. Andover covers an area of 73.446 square kilometres.[1]

History

Andover was gazetted as a locality in 1974.[2]

Eastern Marshes Siding Post Office opened in 1888, and was renamed Andover in 1893. It closed in 1966.[3]

It was historically a village on the Little Swan River, in the county of Somerset, Tasmania about 62 km (50 miles) from Hobart.[4] It was named by Lieutenant Francis Tabart in 1831.[5]

Geography

The Little Swanport River rises in the locality and flows through to the south-eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C310 (Inglewood Road) passes through from west to south-east. Route C307 (Lemont Road) starts at an intersection with C310 and runs east until it exits. Route C309 (Nala Road) starts at an intersection with C310 and runs north and east until it exits.[2] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Andover. Tasmania - Australias.guide. en-AU. 2019-05-03.
  2. Web site: Placenames Tasmania – Andover. Placenames Tasmania. 13 September 2020. Select “Search”, enter "225F", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”.
  3. Web site: Post Office List. Premier Postal Auctions. 21 September 2020.
  4. Rev. John West, History of Tasmania.
  5. Web site: Andover. Southern Midlands Council. en. 2019-05-03.
  6. Web site: Tasmanian Road Route Codes. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801112712/http://dpipwe.tas.gov.au/Documents/Route%20Descriptions%20V3.6.pdf. dead. 2017-08-01. May 2017. Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. 13 September 2020.