Durham County, New South Wales Facts for Kids

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Lands administrative divisions around Durham:
Brisbane	Hawes	Gloucester
Brisbane	Durham	Gloucester
Hunter	Northumberland	Gloucester

Map_of_Durham County_NSW_(Australia) in 1886

Durham 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 is bordered on the south and west by the Hunter River, and on the north and east by the Williams River. It includes Aberdeen and Muswellbrook. Before 1834, the area known as Durham County included what later became Gloucester and most of Brisbane counties, as far west as the Liverpool Range, and east to the Pacific, including Port Stephens, as shown on an 1832 map.

Durham County was named in honour of John George Lambton, First Earl of Durham (1792-1840).

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
Allyn	Dungog Shire	32°07′54″S 151°28′04″E / 32.13167°S 151.46778°E / -32.13167; 151.46778 (Allyn Parish)
Althorpe	Muswellbrook Shire	32°24′54″S 150°46′04″E / 32.41500°S 150.76778°E / -32.41500; 150.76778 (Althorpe Parish)
Auckland	Singleton Council	32°30′54″S 151°06′04″E / 32.51500°S 151.10111°E / -32.51500; 151.10111 (Auckland Parish)
Avenal	Dungog Shire	32°18′54″S 151°34′04″E / 32.31500°S 151.56778°E / -32.31500; 151.56778 (Avenal Parish)
Balmoral	Muswellbrook Shire	32°14′54″S 150°59′04″E / 32.24833°S 150.98444°E / -32.24833; 150.98444 (Balmoral Parish)
Barford	Dungog Shire	32°32′54″S 151°38′04″E / 32.54833°S 151.63444°E / -32.54833; 151.63444 (Barford Parish)
Belltrees	Upper Hunter Shire	31°58′54″S 151°10′04″E / 31.98167°S 151.16778°E / -31.98167; 151.16778 (Belltrees Parish)
Boonabilla	Dungog Shire	32°07′54″S 151°22′04″E / 32.13167°S 151.36778°E / -32.13167; 151.36778 (Boonabilla Parish)
Bronte	Upper Hunter Shire	31°53′54″S 151°24′04″E / 31.89833°S 151.40111°E / -31.89833; 151.40111 (Bronte Parish)
Brougham	Muswellbrook Shire	32°18′54″S 150°53′04″E / 32.31500°S 150.88444°E / -32.31500; 150.88444 (Brougham Parish)
Butterwick	Port Stephens Council	32°39′54″S 151°38′04″E / 32.66500°S 151.63444°E / -32.66500; 151.63444 (Butterwick Parish)
Carrow	Dungog Shire	32°14′54″S 151°21′04″E / 32.24833°S 151.35111°E / -32.24833; 151.35111 (Carrow Parish)
Chalmers	Upper Hunter Shire	32°02′54″S 151°13′04″E / 32.04833°S 151.21778°E / -32.04833; 151.21778 (Chalmers Parish)
Colonna	Dungog Shire	32°14′54″S 151°31′04″E / 32.24833°S 151.51778°E / -32.24833; 151.51778 (Colonna Parish)
Darlington	Singleton Council	32°30′54″S 151°11′04″E / 32.51500°S 151.18444°E / -32.51500; 151.18444 (Darlington Parish)
Doon	Upper Hunter Shire	32°05′54″S 151°15′04″E / 32.09833°S 151.25111°E / -32.09833; 151.25111 (Doon Parish)
Dungog	Dungog Shire	32°25′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.43167°S 151.71778°E / -32.43167; 151.71778 (Dungog Parish)
Dyrring	Singleton Council	32°25′54″S 151°17′04″E / 32.43167°S 151.28444°E / -32.43167; 151.28444 (Dyrring Parish)
Fingal	Dungog Shire	32°27′54″S 151°36′04″E / 32.46500°S 151.60111°E / -32.46500; 151.60111 (Fingal Parish)
Foy	Muswellbrook Shire	32°13′54″S 151°09′04″E / 32.23167°S 151.15111°E / -32.23167; 151.15111 (Foy Parish)
Glendon	Dungog Shire	32°21′54″S 151°22′04″E / 32.36500°S 151.36778°E / -32.36500; 151.36778 (Glendon Parish)
Goorangoola	Singleton Council	32°23′54″S 151°08′04″E / 32.39833°S 151.13444°E / -32.39833; 151.13444 (Goorangoola Parish)
Gotha	Singleton Council	32°18′54″S 151°17′04″E / 32.31500°S 151.28444°E / -32.31500; 151.28444 (Gotha Parish)
Gresford	Dungog Shire	32°29′54″S 151°32′04″E / 32.49833°S 151.53444°E / -32.49833; 151.53444 (Gresford Parish)
Herschell	Muswellbrook Shire	32°13′54″S 151°05′04″E / 32.23167°S 151.08444°E / -32.23167; 151.08444 (Herschell Parish)
Holywell	Dungog Shire	32°19′54″S 151°30′04″E / 32.33167°S 151.50111°E / -32.33167; 151.50111 (Holywell Parish)
Houghton	Dungog Shire	32°36′0″S 151°33′57″E / 32.60000°S 151.56583°E / -32.60000; 151.56583 (Houghton Parish)
Howick	Singleton Council	32°27′54″S 150°56′04″E / 32.46500°S 150.93444°E / -32.46500; 150.93444 (Howick Parish)
Lewinsbrook	Dungog Shire	32°22′54″S 151°33′04″E / 32.38167°S 151.55111°E / -32.38167; 151.55111 (Lewinsbrook Parish)
Liddell	Muswellbrook Shire	32°21′54″S 151°00′04″E / 32.36500°S 151.00111°E / -32.36500; 151.00111 (Liddell Parish)
Liebeg	Singleton Council	32°14′54″S 151°15′04″E / 32.24833°S 151.25111°E / -32.24833; 151.25111 (Liebeg Parish)
Mamaran	Upper Hunter Shire	31°47′54″S 151°24′04″E / 31.79833°S 151.40111°E / -31.79833; 151.40111 (Mamaran Parish)
Marwood	Singleton Council	32°33′54″S 151°21′04″E / 32.56500°S 151.35111°E / -32.56500; 151.35111 (Marwood Parish)
Middlehope	Dungog Shire	32°39′54″S 151°38′04″E / 32.66500°S 151.63444°E / -32.66500; 151.63444 (Middlehope Parish)
Mirannie	Singleton Council	32°27′54″S 151°20′04″E / 32.46500°S 151.33444°E / -32.46500; 151.33444 (Mirannie Parish)
Moonan	Upper Hunter Shire	31°56′54″S 151°14′04″E / 31.94833°S 151.23444°E / -31.94833; 151.23444 (Moonan Parish)
Mount Royal	Singleton Council	32°10′54″S 151°18′04″E / 32.18167°S 151.30111°E / -32.18167; 151.30111 (Mount Royal Parish)
Oldcastle	Upper Hunter Shire	32°00′54″S 151°19′04″E / 32.01500°S 151.31778°E / -32.01500; 151.31778 (Oldcastle Parish)
Omadale	Upper Hunter Shire	31°51′54″S 151°20′04″E / 31.86500°S 151.33444°E / -31.86500; 151.33444 (Omadale Parish)
Prospero	Upper Hunter Shire	31°59′54″S 151°22′04″E / 31.99833°S 151.36778°E / -31.99833; 151.36778 (Prospero Parish)
Ravensworth	Singleton Council	32°29′54″S 151°00′04″E / 32.49833°S 151.00111°E / -32.49833; 151.00111 (Ravensworth Parish)
Rosamond	Singleton Council	32°09′54″S 151°15′04″E / 32.16500°S 151.25111°E / -32.16500; 151.25111 (Rosamond Parish)
Rouchel	Upper Hunter Shire	32°07′54″S 151°00′04″E / 32.13167°S 151.00111°E / -32.13167; 151.00111 (Rouchel Parish)
Rowan	Muswellbrook Shire	32°13′54″S 150°57′04″E / 32.23167°S 150.95111°E / -32.23167; 150.95111 (Rowan Parish)
Russell	Upper Hunter Shire	32°09′54″S 150°57′04″E / 32.16500°S 150.95111°E / -32.16500; 150.95111 (Russell Parish)
Savoy	Muswellbrook Shire	32°20′54″S 150°57′04″E / 32.34833°S 150.95111°E / -32.34833; 150.95111 (Savoy Parish)
Seaham	Port Stephens Council	32°39′25″S 151°41′57″E / 32.65694°S 151.69917°E / -32.65694; 151.69917 (Seaham Parish)
Sedgefield	Singleton Council	32°31′54″S 151°15′04″E / 32.53167°S 151.25111°E / -32.53167; 151.25111 (Sedgefield Parish)
Shenstone	Singleton Council	32°23′54″S 151°12′04″E / 32.39833°S 151.20111°E / -32.39833; 151.20111 (Shenstone Parish)
St Aubins	Upper Hunter Shire	32°10′54″S 151°00′04″E / 32.18167°S 151.00111°E / -32.18167; 151.00111 (St Aubins Parish)
St Julian	Dungog Shire	32°22′54″S 151°28′04″E / 32.38167°S 151.46778°E / -32.38167; 151.46778 (St Julian Parish)
Stanhope	Singleton Council	32°33′54″S 151°25′04″E / 32.56500°S 151.41778°E / -32.56500; 151.41778 (Stanhope Parish)
Tangory	Singleton Council	32°28′54″S 151°24′04″E / 32.48167°S 151.40111°E / -32.48167; 151.40111 (Tangory Parish)
Tillegra	Dungog Shire	32°20′54″S 151°42′04″E / 32.34833°S 151.70111°E / -32.34833; 151.70111 (Tillegra Parish)
Tudor	Upper Hunter Shire	32°10′54″S 151°08′04″E / 32.18167°S 151.13444°E / -32.18167; 151.13444 (Tudor Parish)
Tyraman	Dungog Shire	32°29′54″S 151°30′04″E / 32.49833°S 151.50111°E / -32.49833; 151.50111 (Tyraman Parish)
Uffington	Dungog Shire, Port Stephens Council	32°35′54″S 151°44′04″E / 32.59833°S 151.73444°E / -32.59833; 151.73444 (Uffington Parish)
Underbank	Dungog Shire	32°14′54″S 151°33′04″E / 32.24833°S 151.55111°E / -32.24833; 151.55111 (Underbank Parish)
Vane	Singleton Council	32°26′54″S 151°07′04″E / 32.44833°S 151.11778°E / -32.44833; 151.11778 (Vane Parish)
Vaux	Muswellbrook Shire	32°20′54″S 150°47′04″E / 32.34833°S 150.78444°E / -32.34833; 150.78444 (Vaux Parish)
Wallarobba	Dungog Shire	32°28′54″S 151°43′04″E / 32.48167°S 151.71778°E / -32.48167; 151.71778 (Wallarobba Parish)
Wolfingham	Dungog Shire	32°37′54″S 151°29′04″E / 32.63167°S 151.48444°E / -32.63167; 151.48444 (Wolfingham Parish)
Wynn	Muswellbrook Shire	32°21′54″S 150°52′04″E / 32.36500°S 150.86778°E / -32.36500; 150.86778 (Wynn Parish)

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