Wingello Parish, Camden
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The Parish of Wingello is a parish of the County of Camden
Camden County, New South Wales
Camden County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It included the coastal area near Wollongong south to the Shoalhaven River, and also inland encompassing Berrima and Picton. Its western boundary was the...

 in the Southern Highlands
Southern Highlands, New South Wales
The Southern Highlands, also locally referred to as the Highlands, is a geographical region and district in New South Wales, Australia and is 110 km south-west of Sydney. The entire region is under the local government area of the Wingecarribee Shire...

 region of 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...

. It includes the area around the village of Wingello
Wingello, New South Wales
Wingello is a village in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia. It is about equidistant between Sydney, the capital of NSW, and Canberra, the nation’s capital. It has a station on CityRail's Southern Highlands line...

, and also includes the village of Tallong
Tallong, New South Wales
Tallong is a village of the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Goulburn-Mulwaree Council. Although officially not a part of the region, it considered geographically and historically part of the Southern Highlands...

. The parish is located at the western end of the County of Camden, with Uringalla Creek the boundary to the west. The Southern Highlands railway line
Southern Highlands railway line, New South Wales
The Southern Highlands Line is a section of the Main South railway line, and part of the CityRail outer suburban network. Its main service areas are the Southern Highlands Region , the Southern Tablelands Region and the Wollondilly section of the Macarthur Region of New South Wales...

 passes through the parish, including the stations of Tallong
Tallong railway station, New South Wales
-Transport links:Berrima Coaches runs one route to and from Wingello railway station:*813 - to Moss Vale-Neighbouring stations:-References:...

 and Wingello
Wingello railway station, New South Wales
-Neighbouring stations:-References:...

. The Hume Highway
Hume Highway
The Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...

passes through a small part of the parish in the north-west. Other roads in the area include Murrimba Road, Garbutts Road, and parts of Highland Way and Bumballa Road. Joarimma creek forms a small portion of the boundary in the south-west, with the parish including some of the land to the south of this creek.

There was an Aboriginal land claim over portions 219, 27 and 62 in the Parish of Wingello by the Illawarra Local Aboriginal Land Council on the 22nd July 1986.
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