Risdon, Tasmania
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| Coordinates: 42°49′28″S 147°19′3″E / 42.82444°S 147.31750°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Tasmania | ||||||||||||
| City | Hobart | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 296 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 7017 | ||||||||||||
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Risdon is a suburb of Hobart, capital city of Tasmania. It is west of Risdon Vale.
It derives its name from Captain William Bellamy Risdon, second officer of the ship Duke of Clarence,[2] which visited the area as part of Sir John Hayes' expedition in 1793.[3] Risdon Post Office opened on 1 July 1864. It was named "Gregson" during 1911. Historical landmarks in Risdon include Cleburne Homestead, a house next to the Bowen Bridge built in the 1820s, Saracen's Head Inn, a charming sandstone hotel built in c. 1828, Risdon Brook Bridge, a sandstone-arched bridge over the Risdon Brook built in 1858, and finally St. Margaret's Church, an abandoned wooden church that opened in 1867.[4]
