| Type: | town |
| Lower Barrington | |
| State: | tas |
| Pop: | 238 |
| Pop Year: | 2016 census |
| Pop Footnotes: | [1] |
| Postcode: | 7306 |
| Region: | North West |
| Location1: | Devonport |
| Dist1: | 16 |
| Dir1: | SW |
| Lga: | Kentish |
| Stategov: | Lyons |
| Fedgov: | Lyons |
| Near-Nw: | Paloona |
| Near-N: | Melrose |
| Near-Ne: | Acacia Hills |
| Near-W: | Lower Wilmot |
| Near-E: | Acacia Hills |
| Near-Sw: | Lower Wilmot |
| Near-S: | Barrington |
| Near-Se: | Nook |
Lower 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 238 for the state suburb of Lower Barrington.[1]
The name “Barrington” was originally applied to a parish in or before 1855.[2] Lower Barrington was gazetted as a locality in 1965.[3]
The Forth River, forms the south-western boundary, while the Don River forms the eastern boundary.
The B14 route (Sheffield Road) enters the locality from the north-east and exits to the south. The C144 route (Lower Barrington Road) starts at an intersection with route B14 and runs north-west before turning west as Lake Paloona Road and exiting to the west. Lower Barrington Road continues north-west as Route C145 before exiting to the north. The C147 route (Melrose Road) starts at an intersection with route B14 and exits to the north.[4]