Fentonbury, Tasmania
Town in Tasmania, Australia
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Fentonbury is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Central Highlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) south of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 71 for the state suburb of Fentonbury.[1]
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| Coordinates: 42°39′10″S 146°45′38″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| Region | Central | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 71 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7140 | ||||||||||||
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History
Fentonbury was gazetted as a locality in 1959. The name is believed to come from a settler named Michael Fenton in the district in 1830.[2]
Geography
Almost all the boundaries are survey lines.[3]
