Description
Gretna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Central Highlands and Derwent Valley in the Central and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania.
Gretna is a rural locality in the local government areas (LGA) of Central Highlands and Derwent Valley in the Central and South-east LGA regions of Tasmania. The locality is about 20 kilometres (12 mi) south-east of the town of Hamilton. The 2016 census has a population of 211 for the state suburb of Gretna.
It was formerly known as Stony Hut Plains, though the Gretna post office was known as Macquarie Plains for many years. It has a postcode of 7140.
History
Gretna was gazetted as a locality in 1959.Macquarie Plains Post Office opened in 1932 and was renamed Gretna in 1907.
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Gretna is the location of three heritage listed locations, all of which were listed on the Register of the National Estate before its removal and along with 5 other properties are on the Tasmanian Heritage Register to this day.
St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church, the local church built in 1848.
Glenelg House, designed by Henry Hunter and finished in 1878, built for the Downie family.
ClarendonHouse, built by William Borrodaile Wilson in 1821.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 126.435 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 90 m
Population number: 211
Local Government Area: Central Highlands Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Gretna, Tasmania