County of Aubigny
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The County of Aubigny is a county
County
A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain modern nations. Historically in mainland Europe, the original French term, comté, and its equivalents in other languages denoted a jurisdiction under the sovereignty of a count A county is a jurisdiction of local government in certain...

 in Queensland
Queensland
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, Australia
Australia
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. Like all counties
Cadastral divisions of Queensland
Lands administrative divisions of Queensland refers to the divisions of Queensland used for the registration of land titles. There are 322 counties, and 5,319 parishes within the state.. They are part of the Lands administrative divisions of Australia...

 in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county lies between 151°E and 152°E longitude, and it covers the Toowoomba Region and the Dalby
Dalby, Queensland
Dalby is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. Dalby is the administrative centre of the Western Downs Region and the centre of Australia's richest...

 part of the Western Downs Region, The county was named by the Surveyor-General of New South Wales in 1850, possibly to honour the Earl of Arundel
Earl of Arundel
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 who had a long association with the name Aubigny. The area was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.

Parishes

Aubigny is divided into parishes, listed as follows:
Parish LGA Coordinates
Beauaraba Toowoomba  27°40′S 151°34′E
Bowenville
Bowenville, Queensland
Bowenville is a town in the Toowoomba Regional Council Local government area in Queensland, Australia. The town was based around the rail industry and with the winding down of the railways the population declined...

 
Toowoomba  27°19′S 151°27′E
Cambooya
Cambooya, Queensland
Cambooya is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, 148 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane.A suburban rail motor service from Toowoomba commenced in May, 1917, running to Wyreema, 10 miles away. It was extended to Cambooya and to Willowburn in 1918...

 
Toowoomba  27°42′S 151°51′E
Cecil Plains
Cecil Plains, Queensland
Cecil Plains is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia.The town is located in the Toowoomba Region, 217 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Cecil Plains had a population of 236...

 
Toowoomba  27°37′S 151°22′E
Clifton
Clifton, Queensland
Clifton is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The lands around the town was first settled by Europeans in 1840. At the 2006 census, Clifton had a population of 1,067....

 
Toowoomba  27°54′S 152°00′E
Cumkillenbar Western Downs  27°01′S 151°22′E
Dalby
Dalby, Queensland
Dalby is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane, at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. Dalby is the administrative centre of the Western Downs Region and the centre of Australia's richest...

 
Western Downs  27°08′S 151°18′E
Douglas Toowoomba  27°19′S 151°59′E
Drayton
Drayton, Queensland
Drayton is an outer southwestern suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Toowoomba Region.The first substantial settlement on the Darling Downs in c.1842...

 
Toowoomba  27°35′S 151°56′E
East Prairie Toowoomba  27°34′S 151°26′E
Elphinstone Toowoomba  27°57′S 151°52′E
Eton Vale Toowoomba  27°38′S 151°52′E
Felton  Toowoomba  27°51′S 151°40′E
Geham  Toowoomba  27°23′S 152°00′E
Goombungee
Goombungee, Queensland
Goombungee is a small town north of Toowoomba in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Goombungee had a population of 717.The town hosts an annual Iron man and Iron women competition on Australia Day...

 
Toowoomba  27°16′S 151°52′E
Gowrie
Gowrie Junction, Queensland
Gowrie Junction is a town and locality north-west of Toowoomba. It contains a small shop, a school and a community hall. A shopping centre is also in the planning stages. The residents of Gowrie Junction funded and built the town recreational hall by themselves, largely through the efforts of the...

 
Toowoomba  27°31′S 151°52′E
Haldon Toowoomba  27°48′S 152°02′E
Hodgson
Hodgson Vale, Queensland
Hodgson Vale is a locality near Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located south of the city centre via New England Highway. The locality is believed to be named for Sir Arthur Hodgson, a pioneer and member for the Legislative Assembly seat of Warrego in 1868–1869.The area is mostly rural....

 
Toowoomba  27°47′S 151°49′E
Irvingdale Western Downs  27°08′S 151°26′E
Isaac Toowoomba  27°30′S 151°48′E
Jimbour
Jimbour, Queensland
Jimbour is a town in the northern Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Western Downs Region Local Government area, west of the state capital, Brisbane...

 
Western Downs  27°00′S 151°15′E
Jondaryan  Toowoomba  27°22′S 151°27′E
King Toowoomba  27°20′S 151°48′E
Macalister Western Downs  27°04′S 151°07′E
Maida Hill Western Downs  26°53′S 151°30′E
Meringandan
Meringandan, Queensland
Meringandan is a small town in Queensland, Australia. The town is located near Highfields, NNW of Toowoomba. At the 2006 census, Meringandan had a population of 1,474....

 
Toowoomba  27°25′S 151°49′E
Milton Toowoomba  27°09′S 151°45′E
Moola Western Downs  27°02′S 151°32′E
Motley Toowoomba  27°35′S 151°37′E
Myall Western Downs  27°08′S 151°10′E
North Branch Toowoomba  27°47′S 151°33′E
Pilton
Pilton, Queensland
Pilton is a settlement in Queensland, Australia, located south of the city of Toowoomba. At the 2006 census, the locality recorded a population of 209, living in 74 inhabited dwellings. The median age of the population was 41 years, and the median weekly household income was $866....

 
Toowoomba  27°53′S 152°07′E
Ramsay Toowoomba  27°44′S 151°57′E
Rolleston Toowoomba  27°43′S 151°41′E
Rosalie Toowoomba  27°08′S 151°37′E
St Ruth Western Downs  27°23′S 151°17′E
Stephens Toowoomba  27°55′S 151°45′E
Tabletop Toowoomba  27°57′S 152°00′E
Tooth Toowoomba  27°52′S 151°48′E
Toowoomba  Toowoomba  27°29′S 151°56′E
Watts Toowoomba  27°22′S 151°40′E
West Prairie Toowoomba  27°28′S 151°22′E
Westbrook  Toowoomba  27°35′S 151°45′E
Wienholt Western Downs  27°13′S 151°26′E
Yandilla  Toowoomba  27°43′S 151°19′E
Young Toowoomba 27°16′S 151°22′E
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