Andover, Tasmania

Andover is a rural locality in the local government area of Southern Midlands in the Central LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about east of the town of Oatlands. The 2021 census recorded a population of 39 for Andover.
It consists of mostly farming land and several historic pastoral properties. Andover covers an area of 73.446 square kilometres.

History

Andover was gazetted as a locality in 1974.
Eastern Marshes Siding Post Office opened in 1888, and was renamed Andover in 1893. It closed in 1966.
It was historically a village on the Little Swan River, in the county of Somerset, Tasmania about 62 km from Hobart. It was named by Lieutenant Francis Tabart in 1831.

Geography

The Little Swanport River rises in the locality and flows through to the south-eastern boundary.

Road infrastructure

Route C310 passes through from west to south-east. Route C307 starts at an intersection with C310 and runs east until it exits. Route C309 starts at an intersection with C310 and runs north and east until it exits.