Exeter,_Tasmania

Exeter, Tasmania

Exeter, Tasmania

Town in Tasmania, Australia

Exeter is a small town approximately 24 kilometres north of the city of Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. At the 2016 census, Exeter had a population of 633.[1]

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It is an important town agriculturally due to its positioning in the centre of a large rural area known for its orchards, dairy and beef cattle, fruit produce and sheep herds.

Features

The Exeter Methodist Church is a timber building that was completed in 1861, being the oldest Methodist Church in Tasmania. Brady's Lookout is 5 km (3 mi) south of Exeter on the West Tamar Highway. It was used by the infamous bushranger Matthew Brady to identify potential victims below.

Education

Exeter High School is a comprehensive secondary school located on Glen-Ard-Mohr Road.[3] It was established in 1985, following a reorganisation of the earlier Exeter District School.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Exeter (L) (Tas.) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. [2]
    Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Exeter (L) (Tas.) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 11 December 2013. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. [3]
    "Exeter High School". Department of Education (Tasmania). Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  4. [4]
    "Exeter District School", Archives Office of Tasmania, accessed 21 July 2008

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