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Ranelagh, Tasmania

Coordinates: 43°01′S 147°02′E / 43.017°S 147.033°E / -43.017; 147.033
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Ranelagh
Tasmania
Ranelagh Soldiers Memorial Hall
Ranelagh is located in Tasmania
Ranelagh
Ranelagh
Coordinates43°01′S 147°02′E / 43.017°S 147.033°E / -43.017; 147.033
Population1,027 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)7109
LGA(s)Huon Valley Council
Suburbs around Ranelagh:
Huonville Ranelagh

Ranelagh is a township in the Huon Valley of Tasmania, Australia. It is simultaneously a tourist town and a rural locality, adjacent to the Huon Valley's center of Huonville. At the 2011 census, Ranelagh had 1,027 people.[1]

It is best known for the Ranelagh Showgrounds which host the annual Huon Show and Taste of the Huon events which are major tourism attractions for the Huon Valley.[2][3][4]

Location and features

Ranelagh is a semi-rural locality. Its center is Marguerite and Wilmot Streets. Marguerite St includes the Ranelagh Soldiers' Memorial Hall opened in 1924,[5] Summer Kitchen Cafe, Ranelagh General Store and the Ranelagh Showgrounds. Wilmot St holds the heritage-listed Clifton estate (previously Matilda's of Ranelgh)[6][7] St Marys of the Cross Catholic Church and St James Anglican Church and respective cemeteries.[8] Ranelagh also includes the Jimmy Watson Memorial Trophy winning Home Hill Wines vineyard.[9] and Huon Bush Retreats.

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "2011 Census QuickStats: Ranelagh". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Taste of the Huon". Taste of the Huon. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Huon Show". Huon Show. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  4. ^ Bevin, Edith (10 March 2013). "Huon Valley looks to Taste benefits". ABC News (Australia). Abc.net.au. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  5. ^ "19 May 1924 - RANELAGH". National Library of Australia. 19 May 1924. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  6. ^ "Clifton', the Tasmanian beauty that had Her Majesty the Queen visiting". Property Observer. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  7. ^ "Matilda's of Ranelagh". Getaway.ninemsn.com.au. Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  8. ^ "Anglican Church in Tasmania - Parishes". Retrieved 15 October 2013.
  9. ^ "Tasmanian winery running short of prize-winning pinot noir". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2015.


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