Copping is a small township

Township

The word township is used to refer to different kinds of settlements in different countries. Township is generally associated with an urban area. However there are many exceptions to this rule. In Australia, the United States, and Canada, they may be settlements too small to be considered urban...

 and agricultural district in the south-east of 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...

 between Dunalley

Dunalley, Tasmania

Dunalley is a small fishing village on the east coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is part of the Sorell Council. At the 2006 census, Dunalley had a population of 313.Nearby towns include Scottsdale and Sorell...

 and Sorell

Sorell, Tasmania

Sorell is a town in Tasmania, Australia, north-east of Hobart. It is on the Tasman Highway which continues up the east coast of Tasmania. At the 2006 census, Sorell had a population of 1,546....

. Part of the Bream Creek district, it was named after Captain Richard Copping, who purchased a property here from George Moore in 1860 upon which he settled three of his half-brothers as tenant farmers. Captain Copping established his own property Rochford Hall nearby at Kellevie

Kellevie, Tasmania

Kellevie is a population district in the south east of Tasmania north of Dunalley. At the 2006 census, Kellevie had a population of 457.-Notes and references:...

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Copping gained some notoriety when it was revealed that Martin Bryant lived there for a number of years in the 1980s..