Arrawatta County facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Arrawatta New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Arrawatta Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Arrawatta: Stapylton Clive (Qld) Clive (Qld) Burnett Arrawatta Clive Murchison Hardinge Gough

Arrawatta County, New South Wales is a special kind of area in New South Wales, Australia. It's one of 141 such areas called cadastral divisions. These divisions help to keep track of land for things like property ownership and mapping.

The county includes the town of Ashford. The name Arrawatta is believed to come from a word used by the Aboriginal people who originally lived in this area.

Exploring Arrawatta County

Arrawatta County is located in the northern part of New South Wales. It shares borders with other counties in New South Wales and even with Queensland. This makes it an interesting spot on the map!

What is a County?

In Australia, especially in New South Wales, a "county" is a historical way to divide land. It's not like a county in some other countries that has its own government. Instead, these counties were created a long time ago to help with land surveys and records. Think of them as big, fixed sections on a map.

Smaller Areas: Parishes

Inside Arrawatta County, there are even smaller divisions called parishes. These are also old land divisions. They help to break down the county into more manageable parts for mapping and land management.

Many of these parishes are part of the Inverell Shire, which is a local government area. This means the local council for these parishes is the Inverell Shire Council.

Some of the parishes in Arrawatta County include:

• Ashford
• Bonshaw
• Bukkulla
• Graman
• Limestone
• Wallangra
• Yetman

These parishes help to organise the land within the larger county area.