Claremont, Tasmania
Encyclopedia
Claremont is a suburb of the City of Glenorchy
, part of the greater Hobart
area, Tasmania
, Australia
. It is named after Claremont House, which was built in the 1830s by local settler Henry Bilton, who named it after one of the royal homes of England
. Claremont was the home of an Army training facility during World War I, but this was moved to Brighton
some time before World War II. At that time Claremont consisted of only a few houses and farms. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, public housing was built in the suburb (as happened in the rest of the City of Glenorchy
).
It is best known as the location of the Cadbury factory. Also featured is the Alpenrail a Swiss Model Village and Railway.
Claremont has a senior secondary college (Claremont College
which also has a TAFE campus), a high school (Claremont High School
) and three public primary schools (Roseneath Primary, Abbotsfield Primary and Claremont Primary) and one private primary school (Holy Rosary School).
Claremont has a small shopping centre named Claremont Village
, and several churches. Claremont is home to a Retained Volunteer Fire Station whose members support career staff from Glenorchy Fire Station with fire incidents within the area. Sports teams include the Claremont Football Club
, an Australian rules football
team which plays in the Southern Football League
, and Metro Claremont
, a football (soccer)
team which plays in the Southern Premier League
.
City of Glenorchy
The City of Glenorchy is a Local Government Area of Tasmania which covers several northern suburbs of Hobart including the suburb of Glenorchy by the same name. The city is managed by Glenorchy City Council. Current mayor is Stuart Slade.- History :...
, part of the greater Hobart
Hobart
Hobart is the state capital and most populous city of the Australian island state of Tasmania. Founded in 1804 as a penal colony,Hobart is Australia's second oldest capital city after Sydney. In 2009, the city had a greater area population of approximately 212,019. A resident of Hobart is known as...
area, Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It is named after Claremont House, which was built in the 1830s by local settler Henry Bilton, who named it after one of the royal homes of England
Claremont (country house)
Claremont, also known historically as 'Clermont', is an 18th-century Palladian mansion situated less than a mile south of Esher in Surrey, England...
. Claremont was the home of an Army training facility during World War I, but this was moved to Brighton
Brighton, Tasmania
Brighton is a suburb 27km north of Hobart, in Tasmania, Australia. It lies between Pontville and the outer Hobart suburb of Bridgewater on the Midland Highway. At the 2006 census, Brighton had a population of 3,145.-History:...
some time before World War II. At that time Claremont consisted of only a few houses and farms. Between the 1960s and the 1980s, public housing was built in the suburb (as happened in the rest of the City of Glenorchy
City of Glenorchy
The City of Glenorchy is a Local Government Area of Tasmania which covers several northern suburbs of Hobart including the suburb of Glenorchy by the same name. The city is managed by Glenorchy City Council. Current mayor is Stuart Slade.- History :...
).
It is best known as the location of the Cadbury factory. Also featured is the Alpenrail a Swiss Model Village and Railway.
Claremont has a senior secondary college (Claremont College
Claremont College
Claremont College opened in 1990 as a senior secondary Government school in Tasmania, Australia, for students in Years 11 and 12. It provides a full range of courses, preparing students for university, TAFE, traineeships and employment...
which also has a TAFE campus), a high school (Claremont High School
Claremont High School (Tasmania)
Claremont High School was a public high school for grades 7 to 10 located in Claremont in the northern suburbs of Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. Built in 1961 on the site of Windemere house, Claremont High School was the main high school for the Claremont area....
) and three public primary schools (Roseneath Primary, Abbotsfield Primary and Claremont Primary) and one private primary school (Holy Rosary School).
Claremont has a small shopping centre named Claremont Village
Claremont Village
Claremont Village is a small sub-regional shopping centre located on the corner of Main Road and Box Hill Road, in Claremont, Tasmania.The shopping centre contains a Woolworths supermarket, a Chickenfeed discount store and several speciality shops....
, and several churches. Claremont is home to a Retained Volunteer Fire Station whose members support career staff from Glenorchy Fire Station with fire incidents within the area. Sports teams include the Claremont Football Club
Claremont Magpies
The Claremont Football Club is an Australian rules football club currently playing in the SFL in Tasmania, Australia. The club wears a collingwood style jumper and has the mascot the Magpies....
, an Australian rules football
Australian rules football
Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, also called football, Aussie rules or footy is a sport played between two teams of 22 players on either...
team which plays in the Southern Football League
Southern Football League (Tasmania)
The Southern Football League is an Australian rules football league which is based in Tasmania, Australia.- History :The Southern Tasmanian Football League was founded in 1996 with the league's original clubs being those of the recently defunct Tasmanian Amateur Football League – Southern Division...
, and Metro Claremont
Metro Claremont
Metro FC is a football club formed in 1941 in the northern suburb of Claremont, Hobart, Tasmania. They play at North Chigwell oval. It has a range of teams for all ages and genders playing in competitions run by the Football Federation Tasmania. Its teams range from under 7s right through to seniors...
, a football (soccer)
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
team which plays in the Southern Premier League
Southern Premier League (Tasmania)
The Tasmania South Premier League is, jointly with the Tasmania North Premier League, the highest level association football competition in Tasmania. Nationally, it is one grade lower than the A-League and is controlled by the Football Federation Tasmania...
.