Brittons Swamp, Tasmania


Brittons Swamp is a rural locality in the local government area of Circular Head in the North-west and west LGA region of Tasmania. The locality is about south-west of the town of Smithton. The 2016 census recorded a population of 50 for the state suburb of Brittons Swamp.

History

Brittons Swamp was gazetted as a locality in 1973.
An early settler named Britton established a sawmill in the area. It was later used as a soldier settlement.

Geography

Many of the boundaries are survey lines.

Road infrastructure

Route A2 runs through from north-east to south-west.