[2] It was first settled by Europeans in the late 1820s when rolling plains were mistakenly believed to be good grazing ground for sheep by the surveyors of the Van Diemen's Land Company.

In fact, the open lands were the result of generations of burning off the natural temperate rainforest by the indigenous Aboriginal population of the area, and it proved totally unsuitable for the chosen purpose.

[3] Hampshire was home to one of Gunns woodchip export mills that chipped eucalypt forest residues that were exported to Japan to be used as paper pulp in the paper making process.

Route C102 (Upper Natone Road) starts at an intersection with B18 and runs east until it exits.

Route C103 (Talunah Road) starts at an intersection with B18 and runs west until it exits.