Dorset Land District

Dorset Tasmania
Location in Tasmania
Lands administrative divisions around Dorset: Bass Strait Bass Strait Flinders Devon Dorset Tasman Sea Cornwall Cornwall Tasman Sea

Dorset Land District is one of the twenty land districts of Tasmania which are part of the Cadastral divisions of Tasmania. It was formerly one of the 18 counties of Tasmania. It is located at the north-eastern tip of Tasmania. It is bordered by the Tamar River to the west, the George River to the south-east, and the North Esk River to the south. It includes Bridport, George Town and Scottsdale. It also includes some northern suburbs of Launceston. The local government area of the Dorset Council is in a similar region. It is named after the county of Dorset in England, and towns in the area were named after towns in that county. [1]