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Orford is located on the mouth of the Prosser River on Tasmania's east coast.

The town was named by Edward Walpole, who was granted 1000 acres in the area in 1831. He named his grant "Strawberry Hill", after the London residence of his relative Horace Walpole who was the Third Earl of Orford. The town was first established as a mainland port for the convict settlement on Maria Island. The larger township of Triabunna approximately 6 km north is the main port in the area, and is the base for the region's fishing and timber industries, as well as the ferry service operating to and from Maria Island.

• Population: 553 1
• Postcode: 7190
• Location: 73 km northeast of Hobart
• Main Roads: Tasman Hwy A3
• Radio Stations: FM: 7HO (101.7 MHz), Hit 100.9 (100.9 MHz), Triple M (107.3 MHz), Triple J (92.9 MHz) and Vision Christian Radio (87.6 MHz). AM: ABC Classic (93.9 MHz), ABC News on Radio (747 KHz), ABC Radio Hobart (936 KHz) and ABC RN (585 KHz)

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	Prosser Bay: View of Prosser Bay from Orford,with Maria Island in the distance, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands
	Prosser River: View of Prosser River at Orford, July 2018. Image © Paul Rands

1 Australian Bureau of Statistics, Orford (L) (Urban Centre/Locality), 2006 Census QuickStats.

Last updated: 02-Aug-2020 19:01

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