| Mangalore Tasmania |
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Mangalore
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| Population: | 983 (2006 Census)[1] |
| Postcode: | 7030 |
| State District: | Lyons |
| Federal Division: | Lyons |
Mangalore is a small town in southern Tasmania. Equidistant between the township of Bagdad, Tasmania and the City of Glenorchy suburb of Brighton, it is located the on the Midlands Highway 32km from the capital city of Hobart. At the 2006 census, Mangalore had a population of 983.[1] It is named after the city of the same name in the Indian state of Karnatka.[2]
Wybra Hall, Oakwood and Marlbrook form a string of gracious, private and historic homes along the Heritage Highway at Mangalore which are included in a newly proclaimed heritage precinct. They are also the legacy of an area that became prosperous from wheat growing in the early nineteenth century.
Wybra Hall was built about 1860 and the owner then returned to England where he was married. He and his wife were on their way back to this beautiful and elaborate home when their ship was wrecked and they both perished.
When driving along the Mangalore section of the Heritage Highway see Historic Shene Stables in the distance, a monument to the wealth of early settlers and excellent example of the skill of convict stonemasons
The highway follows its original route, Bell's Line of Road, through Mangalore.