| Type: | town |
| Barrington | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 197 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 census |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 7306 |
| Region: | North West |
| Location1: | Devonport |
| Dist1: | 21 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Lga: | Kentish |
| Stategov: | Lyons |
| Fedgov: | Lyons |
| Near-Nw: | Lower Wilmot |
| Near-N: | Lower Barrington |
| Near-Ne: | Acacia Hills |
| Near-W: | Lower Wilmot |
| Near-E: | Nook |
| Near-Sw: | Nowhere Else |
| Near-S: | Sheffield |
| Near-Se: | Sheffield |
Barrington is a locality and small rural community in the local government area of Kentish in the North West region of Tasmania. It is located about south-west of the town of Devonport. The 2016 census determined a population of 197 for the state suburb of Barrington.[1]
The name “Barrington” was originally applied to a parish in or before 1855. It was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[2]
The Forth River, forms the south-western and western boundaries, while the Don River forms most of the eastern boundary.
The B14 route (Sheffield Road) enters the locality from the north and exits to the south-east. The C143 route (Barrington Road) starts at an intersection with route B14 and exits to the south.[3]