Wellington County, New South Wales
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Wellington County is a county
in New South Wales
, Australia, which was one of the original Nineteen Counties
. The town of Wellington
is near the north-eastern edge. The Bell River is the boundary to the west, and the Cudgegong River
to the north. It includes land on both sides of the Macquarie River.
It contains the town of Mudgee, where the first house was stated to have been built in 1837 by John Blackman.
There is a modern-day local government area called just "Wellington
".
Wellington County was named in honour of Arthur Wellesley
, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852).
Parish
A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:
Cadastral divisions of Australia
Lands administrative divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land ownership...
in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
, Australia, which was one of the original Nineteen Counties
Nineteen Counties
The Nineteen Counties were the limits of location in the colony of New South Wales defined by the Governor of New South Wales Sir Ralph Darling in 1826 in accordance with a government order from Lord Bathurst, the secretary of State. Counties had been used since the first year of settlement, with...
. The town of Wellington
Wellington, New South Wales
Wellington is a town in inland New South Wales, Australia located at the junction of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. The town is the administrative centre of the Wellington Shire Local Government Area. The town is 362 kilometres from Sydney on the Great Western Highway and Mitchell Highway...
is near the north-eastern edge. The Bell River is the boundary to the west, and the Cudgegong River
Cudgegong River
The Cudgegong River is a tributary of the Macquarie River in New South Wales. It rises near Rylstone and flows generally north-west past Mudgee it flows past the edge of Gulgong and then into Lake Burrendong which is created by Burrendong Dam on the Macquarie River. Windamere Dam on the Cudgegong...
to the north. It includes land on both sides of the Macquarie River.
It contains the town of Mudgee, where the first house was stated to have been built in 1837 by John Blackman.
There is a modern-day local government area called just "Wellington
Wellington, New South Wales
Wellington is a town in inland New South Wales, Australia located at the junction of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. The town is the administrative centre of the Wellington Shire Local Government Area. The town is 362 kilometres from Sydney on the Great Western Highway and Mitchell Highway...
".
Wellington County was named in honour of Arthur Wellesley
Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington
Field Marshal Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, KG, GCB, GCH, PC, FRS , was an Irish-born British soldier and statesman, and one of the leading military and political figures of the 19th century...
, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852).
ParishParishA parish is a territorial unit historically under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of one parish priest, who might be assisted in his pastoral duties by a curate or curates - also priests but not the parish priest - from a more or less central parish church with its associated organization...
es within this county
A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:| Parish | LGA | Coordinates |
|---|---|---|
| Avisford | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°44′54"S 149°30′04"E |
| Biraganbil | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°24′54"S 149°25′04"E |
| Boduldura | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°52′54"S 149°06′04"E |
| Boiga | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°53′54"S 149°30′04"E |
| Boomey | Cabonne Shire | 32°57′54"S 148°57′04"E |
| Boomey | Cabonne Shire | 32°59′54"S 149°00′04"E |
| Borenore | Cabonne Shire | 33°14′54"S 149°02′04"E |
| Broombee | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°40′54"S 149°39′04"E |
| Burrendong | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°43′54"S 149°06′04"E |
| Canning | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°38′54"S 149°16′04"E |
| Carroll Carroll, New South Wales Carroll is a parish and small village on the Oxley Highway, 20 km east of Gunnedah, New South Wales. In 2006, Carroll had a population of 447 people. The Namoi River runs approximately parallel to the highway which is also the main street there. Periodically this river floods the town and... |
Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
32°59′54"S 149°30′04"E |
| Carroll Carroll, New South Wales Carroll is a parish and small village on the Oxley Highway, 20 km east of Gunnedah, New South Wales. In 2006, Carroll had a population of 447 people. The Namoi River runs approximately parallel to the highway which is also the main street there. Periodically this river floods the town and... |
Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°58′54"S 149°28′04"E |
| Coolamin | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°59′54"S 149°11′04"E |
| Cooper | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°52′54"S 149°04′04"E |
| Cooper | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°52′54"S 148°59′04"E |
| Copper Hill | Cabonne Shire | 32°58′54"S 148°52′04"E |
| Cummings | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°57′54"S 149°24′04"E |
| Cunningham | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°00′54"S 149°35′04"E |
| Curragurra | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°51′54"S 149°10′04"E |
| Erudgere | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°31′54"S 149°27′04"E |
| Forbes Forbes, New South Wales -Notable residents:*Carolyn Simpson - Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales; Member of the first all-female bench to sit in an Australian court*NSW Deputy Premier Carmel Tebbutt was born and raised in Forbes.... |
Cabonne Shire | 33°02′54"S 149°14′04"E |
| Galwadgere | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°38′54"S 148°59′04"E |
| Gamboola | Cabonne Shire | 33°08′54"S 149°00′04"E |
| Grattai | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°41′54"S 149°27′04"E |
| Hargraves | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°44′54"S 149°27′04"E |
| Ironbarks | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°47′54"S 148°59′04"E |
| Kerr | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°43′54"S 149°20′04"E |
| Larras Lake | Cabonne Shire | 33°02′54"S 149°03′04"E |
| Lewis | Cabonne Shire | 33°07′54"S 149°12′04"E |
| March | Cabonne Shire | 33°13′54"S 149°08′04"E |
| Merinda | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°33′54"S 149°19′04"E |
| Millenbong | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°41′54"S 149°22′04"E |
| Muckerwa | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°48′54"S 149°10′04"E |
| Mudgee | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°37′54"S 149°33′04"E |
| Mulyan | Cabonne Shire | 33°05′54"S 149°03′04"E |
| Mumbil Mumbil, New South Wales Mumbil is a town in the east of central New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Wellington Council, part of the Orana Region, north west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2006 census, Mumbil and the surrounding area had a population of 449.... |
Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°39′54"S 148°58′04"E |
| Munna | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°32′54"S 149°32′04"E |
| Nubrigyn | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°55′54"S 149°01′04"E |
| Orange Orange, New South Wales Orange is a city in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. It is west of the state capital, Sydney, at an altitude of . Orange has an estimated population of 39,329 and the city is a major provincial centre.... |
Cabonne Shire | 33°16′54"S 149°04′04"E |
| Peters | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°56′54"S 149°28′04"E |
| Piambong | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°28′54"S 149°24′04"E |
| Rouse | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°27′54"S 149°17′04"E |
| Suttor | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°42′54"S 149°14′04"E |
| Tambaroora | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°02′54"S 149°23′04"E |
| Tannabutta | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°43′54"S 149°44′04"E |
| Tatuali | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°52′54"S 149°22′04"E |
| Three Rivers | Cabonne Shire | 32°57′54"S 148°54′04"E |
| Toolamanang | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°50′54"S 149°40′04"E |
| Towac | Cabonne Shire | 33°17′54"S 149°00′04"E |
| Triamble | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°51′54"S 149°17′04"E |
| Trudgett | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
33°00′54"S 149°07′04"E |
| Tunnabidgee | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°55′54"S 149°32′04"E |
| Ulmarrah | Mid-Western Regional Council | 33°00′54"S 149°18′04"E |
| Walters | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°44′54"S 149°14′04"E |
| Warne | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
33°00′54"S 149°03′04"E |
| Warratra | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°43′54"S 149°41′04"E |
| Waurdong | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°53′05"S 149°26′49"E |
| Wear | Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°39′54"S 149°10′04"E |
| Wellington Wellington, New South Wales Wellington is a town in inland New South Wales, Australia located at the junction of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers. The town is the administrative centre of the Wellington Shire Local Government Area. The town is 362 kilometres from Sydney on the Great Western Highway and Mitchell Highway... |
Wellington Council Wellington Council Wellington Council is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It is on the Macquarie River and the Mitchell Highway.... |
32°36′54"S 148°57′04"E |
| Werouera | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°37′54"S 149°25′04"E |
| Wiadere | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°27′54"S 149°20′04"E |
| Windeyer | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°46′54"S 149°30′04"E |