Upper Castra is a small village outside Ulverstone in 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...

. It is located in the Central Coast Council municipal area.

Etymology

The word castra

Castra

The Latin word castra, with its singular castrum, was used by the ancient Romans to mean buildings or plots of land reserved to or constructed for use as a military defensive position. The word appears in both Oscan and Umbrian as well as in Latin. It may have descended from Indo-European to Italic...

 is meant as "camp" in this context, and Upper Castra is so named because it is further inland from Castra.

Geography

Upper Castra is connected to the Coast by Castra Road, which goes through the villages of Sprent, Spalford, Abbotsham and connects to Main Road in Ulverstone. It is bounded on the east by the Wilmot River

Wilmot River

The Wilmot River is a river of northern Fiordland, New Zealand. It rises in the Skippers Range and flows into Lake Wilmot....

, to the south by Nietta and to the west by Preston and South Preston.

Education

The two nearest primary schools are at Sprent and Wilmot and the nearest high school is Ulverstone High School. The Don College

The Don College

The Don College is located in Don, a suburb of Devonport on the North-West coast of Tasmania. "Don", as it is commonly known to residents of Devonport, is a college where one can study year 11 and 12 before attending the University of Tasmania...

 is the closest public college.