Devon Land District

Not to be confused with Electoral district of Devon.

Devon
Tasmania
Location in Tasmania
Lands administrative divisions around Devon:
Bass Strait Bass Strait Bass Strait
Wellington Devon Dorset
Russell Lincoln Westmoreland
The Tamar River, the boundary between Devon and Dorset

Devon 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. The 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica describes Beaconsfield[1] and Devonport[2] as being in the county. It is bordered by the Tamar River in the east, and the Emu River near Burnie in the west. Deloraine is on the southern edge with the border with Westmoreland Land District. It is named after the English county of Devon.

  1. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Beaconsfield" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 3 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 571.
  2. ^ Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Devonport, East and West" . Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 8 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 130.