Northumberland County, New South Wales

Northumberland
New South Wales

Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Northumberland:
Hunter Durham Gloucester
Hunter Northumberland Pacific Ocean
Cook Cumberland Pacific Ocean

Northumberland 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 area to the north of Broken Bay, including Lake Macquarie and Newcastle. It was bounded by the part of the Hawkesbury River to the south, the Macdonald River to the south-west, and the Hunter River to the north.

Northumberland County was named after the English Northumberland, and named by Lieutenant Charles Menzies (commandant), commandant at Newcastle, about 1804.[1]

In 1852 it had an area of 1,498,060 acres (6,062.4 km2) and population of 15,207, and was described as being 68 miles (109 km) long and 53 miles (85 km) wide and the main coal region of the colony.[2]

Between 21 July 1948 and 19 December 1963, the county had a local government, the Northumberland County Council, which was abolished at the same time as the Cumberland County Council.[3]

Parishes

Northumberland County contains the following parishes:

Parish LGA Coordinates Suburbs
Allandale Cessnock 32°46′54″S 151°23′04″E / 32.78167°S 151.38444°E
Alnwick Maitland 32°44′54″S 151°40′04″E / 32.74833°S 151.66778°E Beresfield, Tarro, Morpeth
Auburn Hawkesbury 33°10′54″S 150°56′04″E / 33.18167°S 150.93444°E
Awaba Lake Macquarie 33°01′54″S 151°35′04″E / 33.03167°S 151.58444°E Awaba, Coal Point, Toronto
Bala Cessnock 33°06′54″S 150°56′04″E / 33.11500°S 150.93444°E
Belford Singleton 32°37′54″S 151°17′04″E / 32.63167°S 151.28444°E Belford
Blaxland Cessnock 33°01′54″S 151°03′04″E / 33.03167°S 151.05111°E
Branxton Cessnock 32°38′54″S 151°22′04″E / 32.64833°S 151.36778°E Branxton, Greta
Broke Singleton 32°27′24″S 151°08′04″E / 32.45667°S 151.13444°E Broke
Burragurra Cessnock 33°03′54″S 151°00′04″E / 33.06500°S 151.00111°E
Burton Singleton 32°51′54″S 150°52′04″E / 32.86500°S 150.86778°E
Cessnock Cessnock 32°50′54″S 151°22′04″E / 32.84833°S 151.36778°E Cessnock, Aberdare
Congewai Cessnock 32°59′54″S 151°15′04″E / 32.99833°S 151.25111°E
Coolamin Cessnock 32°51′54″S 151°08′04″E / 32.86500°S 151.13444°E
Coorumbung Lake Macquarie 33°01′54″S 151°30′04″E / 33.03167°S 151.50111°E Cooranbong, Dora Creek
Corrabare Cessnock 32°56′24″S 151°11′34″E / 32.94000°S 151.19278°E Wollombi
Cosgrove Cessnock 32°57′54″S 150°52′04″E / 32.96500°S 150.86778°E
Cowan Gosford 33°26′54″S 151°12′04″E / 33.44833°S 151.20111°E Mooney Mooney
Dalton Singleton 32°49′54″S 150°58′04″E / 32.83167°S 150.96778°E
Dora Cessnock 32°59′54″S 151°23′04″E / 32.99833°S 151.38444°E Martinsville
Eglington Gosford 33°15′54″S 151°15′04″E / 33.26500°S 151.25111°E
Ellalong Cessnock 32°55′54″S 151°20′04″E / 32.93167°S 151.33444°E Ellalong
Finchley Cessnock 32°59′54″S 150°59′04″E / 32.99833°S 150.98444°E
Gosford Gosford 33°22′54″S 151°20′04″E / 33.38167°S 151.33444°E Gosford, Narara, Niagara Park
Gosforth Maitland 32°41′54″S 151°29′04″E / 32.69833°S 151.48444°E Lochinvar, Rutherford, Telarah
Harrowby Singleton 32°45′54″S 151°03′04″E / 32.76500°S 151.05111°E
Hay Cessnock 33°05′54″S 151°11′04″E / 33.09833°S 151.18444°E
Heddon Cessnock 32°46′54″S 151°27′04″E / 32.78167°S 151.45111°E Kurri Kurri, Abermain, Heddon Greta
Hexham Newcastle 32°50′54″S 151°39′04″E / 32.84833°S 151.65111°E Hexham, Minmi, Shortland
Kahibah Lake Macquarie 33°01′54″S 151°40′04″E / 33.03167°S 151.66778°E Belmont, Cardiff, Charlestown, Glendale, Wallsend
Kincumber Gosford 33°26′54″S 151°25′04″E / 33.44833°S 151.41778°E Erina, Kincumber, Terrigal
Lockyer Hawkesbury 33°08′54″S 151°02′04″E / 33.14833°S 151.03444°E
Maitland Maitland 32°44′54″S 151°35′04″E / 32.74833°S 151.58444°E Maitland, Ashtonfield, Bolwarra, Tenambit
Mandolong Lake Macquarie 33°08′54″S 151°26′04″E / 33.14833°S 151.43444°E Mandalong
Mangrove Gosford 33°22′24″S 151°05′04″E / 33.37333°S 151.08444°E
Milbrodale Singleton 32°58′54″S 150°45′04″E / 32.98167°S 150.75111°E Milbrodale
Millfield Cessnock 32°48′54″S 151°15′04″E / 32.81500°S 151.25111°E
Morisset Lake Macquarie 33°06′54″S 151°30′04″E / 33.11500°S 151.50111°E Morisset, Sunshine, Wyee
Moruben Cessnock 33°02′54″S 150°53′04″E / 33.04833°S 150.88444°E
Mulbring Cessnock 32°55′54″S 151°28′04″E / 32.93167°S 151.46778°E Mulbring
Munmorah Wyong 33°19′54″S 151°25′04″E / 33.33167°S 151.41778°E Gorokan, Lake Haven, Warnervale, Wyong
Narara Gosford 33°20′54″S 151°22′34″E / 33.34833°S 151.37611°E Somersby
Newcastle Newcastle 32°51′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.86500°S 151.71778°E Newcastle, Hamilton, Kotara, Mayfield, Waratah
Olney Wyong 33°07′54″S 151°20′04″E / 33.13167°S 151.33444°E
Ourimbah Wyong 33°19′54″S 151°20′04″E / 33.33167°S 151.33444°E Ourimbah
Ovingham Cessnock 32°45′54″S 151°13′04″E / 32.76500°S 151.21778°E
Patonga Gosford 33°28′54″S 151°15′04″E / 33.48167°S 151.25111°E Woy Woy, Kariong, Patonga, Point Clare
Pokolbin Cessnock 32°48′54″S 151°18′04″E / 32.81500°S 151.30111°E Pokolbin
Popran Gosford 33°19′54″S 151°11′04″E / 33.33167°S 151.18444°E Central Mangrove
Quorrobolong Cessnock 32°55′54″S 151°22′04″E / 32.93167°S 151.36778°E Quorrobolong
Rothbury Cessnock 32°45′54″S 151°18′04″E / 32.76500°S 151.30111°E Rothbury
Rugby Gosford 33°09′54″S 151°09′04″E / 33.16500°S 151.15111°E
Spencer Gosford 33°25′24″S 151°06′04″E / 33.42333°S 151.10111°E Spencer
St Albans Hawkesbury 33°18′54″S 151°02′04″E / 33.31500°S 151.03444°E St Albans
Stanford Cessnock 32°50′54″S 151°27′04″E / 32.84833°S 151.45111°E Stanford Merthyr, Kearsley
Stockrington Cessnock 32°49′54″S 151°34′04″E / 32.83167°S 151.56778°E Buchanan
Stowe Wyong 33°10′54″S 151°14′04″E / 33.18167°S 151.23444°E Kulnura
Teralba Lake Macquarie 32°54′54″S 151°34′04″E / 32.91500°S 151.56778°E Cameron Park, Killingworth, Teralba
Tuggerah Wyong 33°19′54″S 151°30′04″E / 33.33167°S 151.50111°E Bateau Bay, The Entrance, Tuggerah
Vere Singleton 32°41′54″S 151°09′04″E / 32.69833°S 151.15111°E
Wallambine Hawkesbury 33°13′54″S 151°00′04″E / 33.23167°S 151.00111°E
Wallarah Wyong 33°09′54″S 151°36′04″E / 33.16500°S 151.60111°E Budgewoi, Caves Beach, Swansea, Toukley
Warkworth Singleton 32°35′54″S 151°03′04″E / 32.59833°S 151.05111°E Warkworth
Werong Singleton 32°54′54″S 150°57′04″E / 32.91500°S 150.95111°E
Whittingham Singleton 32°36′54″S 151°10′04″E / 32.61500°S 151.16778°E Whittingham
Wollombi Singleton 32°40′54″S 151°04′04″E / 32.68167°S 151.06778°E
Wyong Wyong 33°14′54″S 151°22′04″E / 33.24833°S 151.36778°E Dooralong, Jilliby
Yango Cessnock 32°55′54″S 151°05′04″E / 32.93167°S 151.08444°E

References

  1. ↑ "Northumberland County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
  2. ↑ "Old Welsh Books with English Translations", The Land of Gold: the Companion for the Welsh Emigrant to Australia, 1852
  3. ↑ Archives Investigator NSW