Bathurst County, New South Wales

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Location of Bathurst
Location of Bathurst

Bathurst County, New South Wales 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 includes the area to the south west of Bathurst to Cowra and Orange. The Lachlan River is the boundary to the south-west, the Belubula River forms part of the northern boundary, with the Fish River on the north-eastern boundary. Blayney is located roughly in the middle.

Bathurst County was named in honour of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl between (1762-1834).[1]

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  1. ^ Geographical Names Board of NSW