York Town, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 41°9′S 146°46′E / 41.150°S 146.767°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Launceston, North-west and west | ||||||||||||
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York Town is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of West Tamar and Latrobe in the Launceston and North-west and west LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) north-west of the town of Beaconsfield. It was the first attempt to establish a British presence in northern Tasmania, in 1804.[3] It was a "bustling village" until 1808.[4]
History
York Town was gazetted as a locality in 1967.[5]
All the original buildings have now gone, but the landscape and natural setting remain largely unchanged. The site is preserved as the York Town Historic Site and provided with interpretive signage.[4]
Extensive deposits of rich iron ore were discovered in the nearby hills by the settlers during the time of the York Town settlement.[6] Later - in the 1870s - these iron deposits led to the establishment of a short-lived iron mining and smelting industry on the western side of the Tamar estuary at Redbill Point and at Ilfracombe (now known as Beauty Point).[7]
The 2016 census had a population of 72 for the state suburb of York Town.[8] At the 2021 census, the population had increased to 78.[9]
Geography
The waters of the west arm of the Tamar River estuary form most of the eastern boundary.[10]
Road infrastructure
Greens Beach Road (Route A7) passes through from south-east to north-east. Route C741 (Bowens Road) starts at an intersection with A7 and runs south-west until it exits.[5][11]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "York Town (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "York Town (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "westtamarhs.com - Early History". westtamarhs.com. Archived from the original on 19 September 2019. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ a b "York Town". West Tamar Council. Archived from the original on 22 April 2011. Retrieved 18 April 2011.
- ^ a b "Placenames Tasmania – York Town". Placenames Tasmania. Select “Search”, enter "5339A", click “Search”, select row, map is displayed, click “Details”. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "WEST TAMAR IRON FORMATION". Launceston Examiner (Tas. : 1842 - 1899). 28 September 1866. p. 2. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
- ^ Morris-Nunn, Miranda; Tassel, C. B. (1984). "TAMAR VALLEY INDUSTRIAL HERITAGE - a survey" (PDF). Queen Victoria Museum. pp. 16–53.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "2016 York Town". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "2021 York Town". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 February 2025.
- ^ "York Town, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
- ^ "Tasmanian Road Route Codes" (PDF). Department of Primary Industries, Parks, Water & Environment. May 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 August 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
