Bathurst County facts for kids

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Location in New South Wales

Lands administrative divisions around Bathurst:
Ashburnham	Wellington	Roxburgh
Forbes	Bathurst	Westmoreland
Monteagle	King	Georgiana

Bathurst 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 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 northeastern boundary. Blayney is located roughly in the middle.

Bathurst County was named in honour of Henry Bathurst, 3rd Earl 1762–1834. The Electoral district of Bathurst (County) was the first state electoral district for the area, between 1856 and 1859.

The Lachlan River at Cowra; the river is the boundary between Bathurst and Forbes

In 1852 it had an area of 1,196,400 acres (4,842 km²) and population of 6,405. At this time it was described as having some of the best wool in the colony, with excellent farming land.

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
Aberfoil	Cabonne Shire	33°06′54″S 149°19′04″E / 33.11500°S 149.31778°E / -33.11500; 149.31778 (Aberfoil Parish)
Anson	Cabonne Shire	33°19′54″S 149°13′04″E / 33.33167°S 149.21778°E / -33.33167; 149.21778 (Anson Parish)
Apsley	Bathurst Regional Council	33°30′54″S 149°34′04″E / 33.51500°S 149.56778°E / -33.51500; 149.56778 (Apsley Parish)
Arkell	Bathurst Regional Council	33°38′54″S 149°35′04″E / 33.64833°S 149.58444°E / -33.64833; 149.58444 (Arkell Parish)
Bangaroo	Cowra Shire	33°36′54″S 148°33′04″E / 33.61500°S 148.55111°E / -33.61500; 148.55111 (Bangaroo Parish)
Bathurst	Bathurst Regional Council	33°25′54″S 149°34′04″E / 33.43167°S 149.56778°E / -33.43167; 149.56778 (Bathurst Parish)
Beaufort	Blayney Shire	33°31′54″S 149°06′04″E / 33.53167°S 149.10111°E / -33.53167; 149.10111 (Beaufort Parish)
Belubula	Blayney Shire	33°34′54″S 149°03′04″E / 33.58167°S 149.05111°E / -33.58167; 149.05111 (Belubula Parish)
Beneree	Cabonne Shire	33°25′54″S 149°05′04″E / 33.43167°S 149.08444°E / -33.43167; 149.08444 (Beneree Parish)
Billimari	Cowra Shire	33°39′54″S 148°38′04″E / 33.66500°S 148.63444°E / -33.66500; 148.63444 (Billimari Parish)
Blake	Blayney Shire	33°31′54″S 148°59′04″E / 33.53167°S 148.98444°E / -33.53167; 148.98444 (Blake Parish)
Bracebridge	Cowra Shire	33°48′54″S 148°58′04″E / 33.81500°S 148.96778°E / -33.81500; 148.96778 (Bracebridge Parish)
Bringellet	Oberon Shire	33°39′54″S 149°30′04″E / 33.66500°S 149.50111°E / -33.66500; 149.50111 (Bringellet Parish)
Byng	Cabonne Shire	33°20′54″S 149°18′04″E / 33.34833°S 149.30111°E / -33.34833; 149.30111 (Byng Parish)
Cadogan	Bathurst Regional Council	33°21′54″S 149°22′04″E / 33.36500°S 149.36778°E / -33.36500; 149.36778 (Cadogan Parish)
Calvert	Blayney Shire	33°30′54″S 149°06′04″E / 33.51500°S 149.10111°E / -33.51500; 149.10111 (Calvert Parish)
Canowindra	Cowra Shire	33°36′54″S 148°40′04″E / 33.61500°S 148.66778°E / -33.61500; 148.66778 (Canowindra Parish)
Carlton	Blayney Shire	33°31′54″S 148°56′04″E / 33.53167°S 148.93444°E / -33.53167; 148.93444 (Carlton Parish)
Chaucer	Cowra Shire	33°35′54″S 148°47′04″E / 33.59833°S 148.78444°E / -33.59833; 148.78444 (Chaucer Parish)
Clarendon	Cabonne Shire	33°27′54″S 148°58′04″E / 33.46500°S 148.96778°E / -33.46500; 148.96778 (Clarendon Parish)
Clinton	Cabonne Shire	33°14′54″S 149°11′04″E / 33.24833°S 149.18444°E / -33.24833; 149.18444 (Clinton Parish)
Cole	Bathurst Regional Council	33°29′54″S 149°24′04″E / 33.49833°S 149.40111°E / -33.49833; 149.40111 (Cole Parish)
Coleridge	Bathurst Regional Council	33°09′54″S 149°27′04″E / 33.16500°S 149.45111°E / -33.16500; 149.45111 (Coleridge Parish)
Colville	Cabonne Shire	33°23′54″S 149°16′04″E / 33.39833°S 149.26778°E / -33.39833; 149.26778 (Colville Parish)
Coota	Cowra Shire	33°49′54″S 148°46′04″E / 33.83167°S 148.76778°E / -33.83167; 148.76778 (Coota Parish)
Cowra	Cowra Shire	33°46′54″S 148°44′04″E / 33.78167°S 148.73444°E / -33.78167; 148.73444 (Cowra Parish)
Dunleary	Cowra Shire	33°55′54″S 148°57′04″E / 33.93167°S 148.95111°E / -33.93167; 148.95111 (Dunleary Parish)
Egbert	Cowra Shire	33°45′54″S 149°10′04″E / 33.76500°S 149.16778°E / -33.76500; 149.16778 (Egbert Parish)
Errol	Blayney Shire	33°33′54″S 149°11′04″E / 33.56500°S 149.18444°E / -33.56500; 149.18444 (Errol Parish)
Freemantle	Cabonne Shire	33°14′54″S 149°20′04″E / 33.24833°S 149.33444°E / -33.24833; 149.33444 (Freemantle Parish)
Galbraith	Blayney Shire	33°33′54″S 149°22′04″E / 33.56500°S 149.36778°E / -33.56500; 149.36778 (Galbraith Parish)
Glenlogan	Cowra Shire	33°46′54″S 148°39′04″E / 33.78167°S 148.65111°E / -33.78167; 148.65111 (Glenlogan Parish)
Graham	Blayney Shire	33°27′54″S 149°12′04″E / 33.46500°S 149.20111°E / -33.46500; 149.20111 (Graham Parish)
Grantham	Bathurst Regional Council	33°29′54″S 149°30′04″E / 33.49833°S 149.50111°E / -33.49833; 149.50111 (Grantham Parish)
Hampton	Cowra Shire	33°36′54″S 148°57′04″E / 33.61500°S 148.95111°E / -33.61500; 148.95111 (Hampton Parish)
Huntley	Cabonne Shire	33°22′54″S 149°07′04″E / 33.38167°S 149.11778°E / -33.38167; 149.11778 (Huntley Parish)
Kenilworth	Cowra Shire	33°45′54″S 148°50′04″E / 33.76500°S 148.83444°E / -33.76500; 148.83444 (Kenilworth Parish)
Lennox	Cabonne Shire	33°11′54″S 149°17′04″E / 33.19833°S 149.28444°E / -33.19833; 149.28444 (Lennox Parish)
Lindsay	Blayney Shire	33°30′54″S 149°13′04″E / 33.51500°S 149.21778°E / -33.51500; 149.21778 (Lindsay Parish)
Lowry	Bathurst Regional Council	35°33′54″S 149°27′04″E / 35.56500°S 149.45111°E / -35.56500; 149.45111 (Lowry Parish)
Lucan	Blayney Shire	33°42′54″S 149°01′04″E / 33.71500°S 149.01778°E / -33.71500; 149.01778 (Lucan Parish)
Lucan	Blayney Shire	33°45′54″S 148°00′04″E / 33.76500°S 148.00111°E / -33.76500; 148.00111 (Lucan Parish)
Lyndhurst	Blayney Shire	33°37′54″S 149°01′04″E / 33.63167°S 149.01778°E / -33.63167; 149.01778 (Lyndhurst Parish)
Malmsbury	Bathurst Regional Council	33°26′54″S 149°25′04″E / 33.44833°S 149.41778°E / -33.44833; 149.41778 (Malmsbury Parish)
Malongulli	Cowra Shire	33°35′54″S 148°53′04″E / 33.59833°S 148.88444°E / -33.59833; 148.88444 (Malongulli Parish)
Milburn	Cowra Shire	33°53′54″S 148°49′04″E / 33.89833°S 148.81778°E / -33.89833; 148.81778 (Milburn Parish)
Mount Pleasant	Bathurst Regional Council	33°25′54″S 149°31′04″E / 33.43167°S 149.51778°E / -33.43167; 149.51778 (Mount Pleasant Parish)
Napier	Blayney Shire	33°33′54″S 149°17′04″E / 33.56500°S 149.28444°E / -33.56500; 149.28444 (Napier Parish)
Neville	Blayney Shire	33°40′54″S 149°14′04″E / 33.68167°S 149.23444°E / -33.68167; 149.23444 (Neville Parish)
Oakley	Bathurst Regional Council	33°37′54″S 149°40′04″E / 33.63167°S 149.66778°E / -33.63167; 149.66778 (Oakley Parish)
Orange	City of Orange	33°18′42″S 149°07′07″E / 33.31167°S 149.11861°E / -33.31167; 149.11861 (Orange Parish)
Osborne	Blayney Shire	33°36′54″S 149°15′04″E / 33.61500°S 149.25111°E / -33.61500; 149.25111 (Osborne Parish)
Ponsonby	Bathurst Regional Council	33°36′54″S 149°33′04″E / 33.61500°S 149.55111°E / -33.61500; 149.55111 (Ponsonby Parish)
Purfleet	Cowra Shire	33°51′54″S 149°00′04″E / 33.86500°S 149.00111°E / -33.86500; 149.00111 (Purfleet Parish)
Roseberg	Cowra Shire	33°50′54″S 149°05′04″E / 33.84833°S 149.08444°E / -33.84833; 149.08444 (Roseberg Parish)
Shadforth	Cabonne Shire	33°23′54″S 149°12′04″E / 33.39833°S 149.20111°E / -33.39833; 149.20111 (Shadforth Parish)
Shaw	Blayney Shire	33°37′54″S 149°10′04″E / 33.63167°S 149.16778°E / -33.63167; 149.16778 (Shaw Parish)
Somers	Blayney Shire	33°40′54″S 149°07′04″E / 33.68167°S 149.11778°E / -33.68167; 149.11778 (Somers Parish)
St David	Bathurst Regional Council	33°11′54″S 149°24′04″E / 33.19833°S 149.40111°E / -33.19833; 149.40111 (St David Parish)
Tenandra	Cowra Shire	33°39′54″S 148°47′04″E / 33.66500°S 148.78444°E / -33.66500; 148.78444 (Tenandra Parish)
Three Brothers	Blayney Shire	33°38′54″S 149°21′04″E / 33.64833°S 149.35111°E / -33.64833; 149.35111 (Three Brothers Parish)
Tintern	Cowra Shire	33°49′54″S 148°53′04″E / 33.83167°S 148.88444°E / -33.83167; 148.88444 (Tintern Parish)
Torrens	Blayney Shire	33°28′54″S 149°19′04″E / 33.48167°S 149.31778°E / -33.48167; 149.31778 (Torrens Parish)
Vittoria	Cabonne Shire	33°24′54″S 149°22′04″E / 33.41500°S 149.36778°E / -33.41500; 149.36778 (Vittoria Parish)
Waldegrave	Cabonne Shire	33°24′54″S 149°00′04″E / 33.41500°S 149.00111°E / -33.41500; 149.00111 (Waldegrave Parish)
Walli	Cabonne Shire	33°40′54″S 148°52′04″E / 33.68167°S 148.86778°E / -33.68167; 148.86778 (Walli Parish)
Waugoola	Cowra Shire	33°46′54″S 148°56′04″E / 33.78167°S 148.93444°E / -33.78167; 148.93444 (Waugoola Parish)
Worcester	Cabonne Shire	33°15′54″S 149°14′04″E / 33.26500°S 149.23444°E / -33.26500; 149.23444 (Worcester Parish)

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