Westmoreland County, New South Wales

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Westmoreland
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales
Cadastral units around Westmoreland
Bathurst Roxburgh Cook
Georgiana Westmoreland Cook
Argyle Argyle Camden

Westmoreland 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 is to the west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains. The Cox's River is the border to the north, and the Wollondilly River to the east. Campbells River is the border in the north-east, where the county extends to near Bathurst, with the Fish River part of the border. It includes the town of Oberon, and the Kanangra Boyd National Park.

Westmoreland County is named in honour of John Fane, Tenth Earl of Westmorland (1759-1841).[1] The Electoral district of Cook and Westmoreland was the first state electoral district for the area, between 1856 and 1859.

[edit] Parishes 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
Abercorn Oberon Council 33°59′54″S, 149°55′04″E
Adderley Oberon Council 33°44′54″S, 149°41′04″E
Antonio City of Lithgow 30°35′54″S, 149°58′04″E
Balfour Oberon Council 33°47′54″S, 149°45′04″E
Banshea Oberon Council 34°02′54″S, 150°02′04″E
Baring Oberon Council 33°42′54″S, 149°43′04″E
Bimlow Wollondilly Shire Council 33°58′54″S, 150°23′04″E
Bindo City of Lithgow 33°40′54″S, 150°02′04″E
Blenheim Oberon Council 33°36′54″S, 149°54′04″E
Bolton Oberon Council 33°33′54″S, 149°46′04″E
Bouverie Shire Council 34°19′54″S, 149°54′04″E
Bulgarres Oberon Council 33°51′54″S, 149°57′04″E
Colong Wollondilly Shire Council 34°07′54″S, 150°09′04″E
Crete Oberon Council 33°44′54″S, 149°45′04″E
Cyclops Wollondilly Shire Council 33°54′54″S, 150°14′04″E
Drogheda Oberon Council 33°55′54″S, 149°56′04″E
Duckmaloi Oberon Council 33°46′54″S, 149°57′04″E
Ganbenang City of Lithgow 33°40′54″S, 150°07′04″E
Gangerang Oberon Council 33°59′54″S, 150°10′04″E
Guineacor Wingecarribee Shire Council 34°18′54″S, 150°00′04″E
Irene Oberon Council 33°44′54″S, 149°36′04″E
Jenolan Oberon Council 33°47′54″S, 150°05′04″E
Jocelyn Oberon Council 33°35′54″S, 149°46′04″E
Jooriland Wollondilly Shire Council 34°11′54″S, 150°15′04″E
Kendale Oberon Council 33°32′54″S, 149°51′04″E
Konangaroo Oberon Council 33°51′54″S, 150°03′04″E
Kowmung Oberon Council 33°57′54″S, 149°52′04″E
Langdale Oberon Council 33°30′54″S, 149°39′04″E
Leibnitz Wollondilly Shire Council 34°12′54″S, 150°08′04″E
Lowther City of Lithgow 33°35′54″S, 150°06′04″E
Merlin Wollondilly Shire Council 34°01′54″S, 150°14′04″E
Mozart Oberon Council 33°47′54″S, 149°51′04″E
Murruin Shire Council 34°07′54″S, 150°02′04″E
Norway Oberon Council 33°44′54″S, 149°52′04″E
Oberon Oberon Council 33°36′54″S, 149°49′04″E
Oldbuck Shire Council 34°13′54″S, 150°03′04″E
Speedwell Wollondilly Shire Council 33°55′54″S, 150°17′04″E
St Columba Shire Council 34°11′54″S, 150°00′04″E
Swatchfield Oberon Council 33°51′54″S, 149°43′04″E
Tartarus Oberon Council 34°03′54″S, 150°06′04″E
Terni Wollondilly Shire Council 34°02′54″S, 150°18′04″E
The Peaks Wollondilly Shire Council 34°06′54″S, 150°15′04″E
Thornshope City of Lithgow 33°32′54″S, 149°59′04″E
Thurat Oberon Council 33°56′54″S, 150°04′04″E
Vulcan Oberon Council 33°52′54″S, 149°47′04″E
Wingecarribee Wollondilly Shire Council 34°03′54″S, 150°22′04″E

[edit] References

  1. ^ Geographical Names Board of NSW