 Although the name of Baskerville was commonly in use for the area, it was not approved for the suburb until 1992.Baskerville is a narrow strip of land, starting on a curve in the Swan River and measuring approximately 800 m north-south by 7.5 km east-west, with Haddrill Road providing the centre line.A small area of native forest exists to the east of the suburb, accessible from Joshua Mews.