Buckland, Tasmania

Buckland Tasmania
Aerial view of Buckland from the west
Buckland
Coordinates	42°36′39″S 147°42′25″E
Population	179 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	7190
Location	25 km (16 mi) SW of Triabunna
LGA(s)	Glamorgan–Spring Bay
Region	South-east
State electorate(s)	Lyons
Federal division(s)	Lyons
Localities around Buckland: Swanston Swanston Little Swanport Swanston, Stonehenge, Woodsdale, Levendale, Runnymede Buckland Triabunna, Orford, Rheban, Little Swanport Pawleena Nugent, Kellevie Bream Creek

Buckland is a rural locality in the local government area (LGA) of Glamorgan–Spring Bay in the South-east LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about 25 kilometres (16 mi) south-west of the town of Triabunna. The 2016 census has a population of 179 for the state suburb of Buckland.[1] It is a village on the Tasman Highway. It contains a historic church, St John the Baptist church.

History

The area around Buckland was originally settled around 1820. It was called the Prosser Plains as it was near the Prosser River. The oldest remaining house dates from 1826, and is called Woodsden. The village was renamed Buckland by Governor John Franklin in 1846, gaining its name from William Buckland, the Dean of Westminster. The Buckland Inn was built in 1841 and licensed in 1845.[2]

Prosser's Plains Post Office opened on 19 October 1838, was renamed "Buckland" around 1884 and closed in 1981.[3]

The St John the Baptist Church foundation stone was laid on 22 August 1846 by Fitzherbert Adams Marriott, the arch deacon of Hobart. The foundation stone has an inscription that reads: "That God may in this place be glorified, and the prayers and praises of the faithful continually offered until Christ shall come again". However the inscription is now on the inside of the wall.[4]

On 19 June 2007 black ice caused numerous vehicle accidents in the Buckland area.[5]

The Buckland timber mill operated from 1948 till 1981.[4]

The area was formerly known as Prosser Plains. In 1846 it was renamed in honour of the renowned geologist and Dean of Westminster, William Buckland.

Buckland was gazetted as a locality in 1960.[6]

Geography

The Prosser River flows through from west to east after forming a small part of the western boundary.[7]

Road infrastructure

The Tasman Highway (Route A3) runs through from south-west to east. Route C318 (Buckland Road) starts at an intersection with A3 and runs north-west until it exits. Route C335 (Nugent Road) starts at an intersection with A3 and runs south until it exits.[6][8]

Notes

1. "2016 Census Quick Stats Buckland (Tas.)". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Australian Bureau of Statistics. 23 October 2017. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
2. "Buckland". The Age. Melbourne. 8 February 2004.
3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
4. Kathryn Stansbie. "A History of Prosser Plains". Orford Primary School. Archived from the original on 17 October 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
5. "Tasman Highway still blocked". ABC. 19 June 2007. Retrieved 15 January 2010.
6. "Placenames Tasmania – Buckland". Placenames Tasmania. Select "Search", enter "930P", click "Search", select row, map is displayed, click "Details". Retrieved 13 September 2020.
7. "Buckland, Tasmania" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
8. "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.

References

• Parish of Buckland Tasmania : Church of St. John the Baptist : history of church and window booklet from 1973
• Buckland Soil Map from Tasmanian Department of Primary Industry Water and Environment [1] Hobart 2000
• Louisa A. Meredith Buckland Church & Parsonage, Prosser's Vale print from Our island home : a Tasmanian sketchbook J. Walch & Sons, Hobart 1879 [2]
• Karlie Walker (1998). "The Town of Buckland". Archived from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 13 January 2010.