Brickendon Estate

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'''Brickendon Estate''' is a farm estate located in [[Longford, Tasmania]]. It is one of the two main ancestral homes (with [[Woolmers Estate| Woolmers]]) of the [[Archer family]], prominent local pioneers and politicians.
'''Brickendon Estate''' is a farm estate located in [[Longford, Tasmania]]. It is one of the two main ancestral homes (with [[Woolmers Estate|Woolmers]]) of the [[Archer family]], prominent local pioneers and politicians.{{Multiple image
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Founded in 1824, Brickendon Estate was one of the first (and most successful) farms in the area. Like most Archer estates, it is named after a location in England, in this case, the village of [[Brickendon]] in [[East Hertfordshire]].{{cite web|title=Family History - Archers|url=http://brickendon.com.au/about_us/family_history|website=brickendon.com.au|access-date=28 September 2014}}
Founded in 1824, Brickendon Estate was one of the first (and most successful) farms in the area. Like most Archer estates, it is named after a location in England, in this case, the village of [[Brickendon]] in [[East Hertfordshire]].{{cite web|title=Family History - Archers|url=http://brickendon.com.au/about_us/family_history|website=brickendon.com.au|access-date=28 September 2014}}
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It has been lived on and operated by direct descendants of the Archer family since it was established, and is still a working farm.
It has been lived on and operated by direct descendants of the Archer family since it was established, and is still a working farm.
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It is listed on the [[Tasmanian Heritage Register]]. Along with Woolmers Estate, Brickendon was inscribed onto the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in November 2007 as being of outstanding national significance because of their close association with the convict consignment system = "ANHLB">{{Citation | last = Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts | title = Woolmers Estate | url = http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/woolmers-estate/index.html | accessdate = 2010-06-06 }} and in July 2010 included on the [[World Heritage]] list as [[Australian Convict Sites]] and amongst the world's[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1306 UNESCO's World Heritage "Australian Convict Sites" webpages] Accessed 2 August 2010


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It is listed on the [[Tasmanian Heritage Register]]."thr" /> Along with Woolmers Estate, Brickendon was inscribed onto the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in November 2007 as being of outstanding national significance because of their close association with the convict consignment system{{Citation | last = Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts | title = Woolmers Estate | url = http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/national/woolmers-estate/index.html | accessdate = 2010-06-06 }} and in July 2010 included on the [[World Heritage]] list as [[Australian Convict Sites]] and amongst the world's[http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/1306 UNESCO's World Heritage "Australian Convict Sites" webpages] Accessed 2 August 2010 "best surviving examples of large-scale [[Penal transportation|convict transportation]] and the colonial expansion of European powers through the presence and labour of convicts"


It is now a popular tourism destination offering farm activities, heritage accommodation, garden tours, and wedding/functions venue.{{cite web| title=Tas That Was - Brickendon Estate|url=https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/04/tas-that-was-brickendon-estate/| publisher=[[Tasmanian Times]]| date= April 2020|access-date=15 April 2020}}
It is now a popular tourism destination offering farm activities, heritage accommodation, garden tours, and wedding/functions venue.{{cite web| title=Tas That Was - Brickendon Estate|url=https://tasmaniantimes.com/2020/04/tas-that-was-brickendon-estate/| publisher=[[Tasmanian Times]]| date= April 2020|access-date=15 April 2020}}

== Gallery ==
File:Brickendon Chapel.JPG|Chapel
File:Grainhouse brickendon.jpg|Grainhouse
File:Brickendon farm.jpg|Farm buildings
File:Brickendon, Longford, Tasmania (32414971365).jpg|Brickendon in 2017
File:Brickendon, Longford, Tasmania (32359713146).jpg|Brickendon buildings


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