Tenterden, Western Australia

Tenterden
Western Australia
The heritage listed St Mildred's Anglican Church in Tenterden in 2021
Tenterden
Coordinates34°22′00″S 117°33′00″E / 34.36667°S 117.55000°E / -34.36667; 117.55000
Population240 (SAL 2021)
Established1893
Postcode(s)6322
Elevation311 m (1,020 ft)
Area414.5 km2 (160.0 sq mi)
Location
  • 328 km (204 mi) south east of Perth
  • 88 km (55 mi) north west of Albany
  • 11 km (7 mi) south of Cranbrook
LGA(s)Cranbrook
State electorate(s)Roe
Federal division(s)O'Connor

Tenterden is a town and locality located 328 km south-east of Perth in the Shire of Cranbrook in the Great Southern region of Western Australia. The townsite is located on one of the sidings on the Great Southern Railway line. The siding was established in 1891 and shortly afterward the government made land available for agricultural purposes in the area. The town was gazetted in 1893 and is named after a town in Kent.