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The Kentish Council is a Local Government Area of Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
. It is located in the north-west of the state, slightly inland from the coast. The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine
Deloraine, Tasmania

Deloraine is a town on the Meander River , in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 50 km west of Launceston, Tasmania and 52 km south of Devonport, Tasmania along the Bass Highway , and has a population of 2,032 ....
 through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area.

The major towns of the municipality are Sheffield
Sheffield, Tasmania

Sheffield is a town situated 20 km inland from Devonport, Tasmania on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia's island state. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Sheffield had a population of 1,034....
, Railton and Wilmot.






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The Kentish Council is a Local Government Area of Tasmania
Tasmania

Tasmania is an Australian island and States and territories of Australia of the same name. It is located south of the eastern side of the continent, being separated from it by Bass Strait....
. It is located in the north-west of the state, slightly inland from the coast. The area was explored by the surveyor Nathaniel Kentish in 1842 who was given the task of finding a route from Deloraine
Deloraine, Tasmania

Deloraine is a town on the Meander River , in the central north of Tasmania, Australia. It lies 50 km west of Launceston, Tasmania and 52 km south of Devonport, Tasmania along the Bass Highway , and has a population of 2,032 ....
 through to Tasmania's north west coast. Kentish's last name has remained as the name of the area.

The major towns of the municipality are Sheffield
Sheffield, Tasmania

Sheffield is a town situated 20 km inland from Devonport, Tasmania on the north-west coast of Tasmania, Australia's island state. At the 2006 Census in Australia, Sheffield had a population of 1,034....
, Railton and Wilmot. The area is a high tourism region, with the natural attractions of Cradle Mountain
Cradle Mountain

Cradle Mountain is a distinctive mountain in the Cradle Mountain-Lake St Clair National Park, Tasmania, Australia. Rising to 1,545 metres above sea level it is one of the principal tourist sites in Tasmania, owing to its natural beauty....
 and Lake Barrington
Lake Barrington (Tasmania)

Lake Barrington is a lake in Tasmania, Australia. It was built to provide a head of water for Hydroelectricity. It is protected by the state government as a Protected areas of Tasmania#Nature recreation areas....
, and the mural
Mural

A mural is a painting on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface....
s of the town of Sheffield very popular with visitors.

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