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Auckland County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is at the extreme south-east of the state, with the Victorian border to the south, and the area to the north of the Brogo River the boundary to the north. It includes Bega, Eden and Merimbula.
Auckland County was named in honour of George Eden, who was the First Earl of Auckland between (1784-1849).[1]
In 1852 it had an area of 1,536,000 acres (6,220 km2) and was described as being mountainous with fertile plains.[2]
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: