County of Bentinck Facts for Kids

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Location within Queensland

Lands administrative divisions around Bentinck:
Marsh	Merivale	Merivale
Clive	Bentinck	Buller (NSW)
Clive	Clive (NSW)	Clive (NSW)

The County of Bentinck is a county located on the southern boundary of the state of Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county was named in 1838 after William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland, who served as Prime Minister of Great Britain twice, in 1783 and again between 1807 and 1809. Population centres within the County of Bentinck include the towns of Stanthorpe, Wallangarra, Glen Aplin, Applethorpe and Inglewood.

Parishes

Parish	LGA	Coordinates	Towns
Ballandean	Southern Downs	28°51′S 151°46′E / 28.850°S 151.767°E / -28.850; 151.767 (Ballandean Parish)
Bodumba	Southern Downs	28°18′S 151°25′E / 28.300°S 151.417°E / -28.300; 151.417 (Bodumba Parish)
Broadwater	Southern Downs	28°46′S 151°53′E / 28.767°S 151.883°E / -28.767; 151.883 (Broadwater Parish)	Ballandean, Glen Aplin
Catterthun	Southern Downs	28°39′S 151°39′E / 28.650°S 151.650°E / -28.650; 151.650 (Catterthun Parish)
Coolmunda	Goondiwindi	28°24′S 151°14′E / 28.400°S 151.233°E / -28.400; 151.233 (Coolmunda Parish)
Devine	Goondiwindi	28°18′S 151°15′E / 28.300°S 151.250°E / -28.300; 151.250 (Devine Parish)
Drumsleed	Southern Downs	28°32′S 151°43′E / 28.533°S 151.717°E / -28.533; 151.717 (Drumsleed Parish)
Folkestone	Southern Downs	28°42′S 152°00′E / 28.700°S 152.000°E / -28.700; 152.000 (Folkestone Parish)
Glenelg	Goondiwindi	28°25′S 151°24′E / 28.417°S 151.400°E / -28.417; 151.400 (Glenelg Parish)
Herries	Southern Downs	28°25′S 151°42′E / 28.417°S 151.700°E / -28.417; 151.700 (Herries Parish)
Inglewood	Goondiwindi	28°24′S 151°08′E / 28.400°S 151.133°E / -28.400; 151.133 (Inglewood Parish)
Jibbinbar	Southern Downs	28°46′S 151°35′E / 28.767°S 151.583°E / -28.767; 151.583 (Jibbinbar Parish)
Listohan	Goondiwindi	28°12′S 151°17′E / 28.200°S 151.283°E / -28.200; 151.283 (Listohan Parish)
Macintyre	Goondiwindi	28°29′S 151°33′E / 28.483°S 151.550°E / -28.483; 151.550 (Macintyre Parish)
Marsh	Southern Downs	28°38′S 151°51′E / 28.633°S 151.850°E / -28.633; 151.850 (Marsh Parish)
Moynalty	Goondiwindi	28°22′S 151°35′E / 28.367°S 151.583°E / -28.367; 151.583 (Moynalty Parish)	Gore
Nundubbermere	Southern Downs	28°44′S 151°45′E / 28.733°S 151.750°E / -28.733; 151.750 (Nundubbermere Parish)
Pikedale	Southern Downs	28°34′S 151°48′E / 28.567°S 151.800°E / -28.567; 151.800 (Pikedale Parish)	Amiens
Stanthorpe	Southern Downs	28°37′S 151°55′E / 28.617°S 151.917°E / -28.617; 151.917 (Stanthorpe Parish)	Stanthorpe, Applethorpe
Tenterfield	Southern Downs	28°53′S 151°57′E / 28.883°S 151.950°E / -28.883; 151.950 (Tenterfield Parish)	Wallangarra
Terrica	Goondiwindi	28°32′S 151°28′E / 28.533°S 151.467°E / -28.533; 151.467 (Terrica Parish)	Terrica
Warroo	Goondiwindi	28°37′S 151°27′E / 28.617°S 151.450°E / -28.617; 151.450 (Warroo Parish)	Warroo

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