County of Mornington
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The County of Mornington is one of the 37 counties of Victoria
which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia
, used for land titles. It is located to the south-east of Melbourne
, including the Mornington Peninsula
, French Island and Phillip Island.
Counties of Victoria
The Australian state of Victoria is divided into 37 counties. They are part of the lands administrative divisions of Australia. These counties were gazetted in stages between 1849 and 1871 as Victoria was progressively opened up to European settlement. By 1890 all parish boundaries had been gazetted...
which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia
Cadastral divisions of Australia
Lands administrative divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land ownership...
, used for land titles. It is located to the south-east of Melbourne
Melbourne
Melbourne is the capital and most populous city in the state of Victoria, and the second most populous city in Australia. The Melbourne City Centre is the hub of the greater metropolitan area and the Census statistical division—of which "Melbourne" is the common name. As of June 2009, the greater...
, including the Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula
The Mornington Peninsula is a peninsula located south-east of Melbourne in Victoria, Australia. It is surrounded by Port Phillip to the west, Western Port to the east and Bass Strait to the south, and is connected to the mainland in the north. Geographically, the peninsula begins its protrusion...
, French Island and Phillip Island.
Parishes
Parishes include:- Balnarring, VictoriaBalnarring, VictoriaBalnarring is a town in Victoria, Australia, located in the southeastern Mornington Peninsula about halfway between Hastings and Flinders. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.-History:...
- Berwick, VictoriaBerwick, VictoriaBerwick is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Berwick had a population of 36,420....
- Bittern, VictoriaBittern, VictoriaBittern is a rural town in Victoria, Australia, 49 km southeast from Melbourne's central business district, as a part of the urban enclave on Westernport comprising Bittern, Hastings, Crib Point, Somerville, and Tyabb. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
- Bunyip, VictoriaBunyip, VictoriaBunyip is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 77 km east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...
- Corinella, VictoriaCorinella, VictoriaCorinella is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 114 km south-east of Melbourne via the M1 and the Bass Highway, on the eastern shore of Western Port Bay...
- Cranbourne, VictoriaCranbourne, VictoriaCranbourne is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Cranbourne had a population of 14,750....
- Eumemmerring, VictoriaEumemmerring, VictoriaThis article is about the suburb of Eumemmerring. For the Secondary College, see Eumemmerring College.Eumemmerring is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 33 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey...
- Fingal, VictoriaFingal, VictoriaFingal is a rural locality of the Mornington Peninsula abutting Bass Strait along Gunnamatta Beach and lying between the suburbs of Rye and Cape Schanck. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.-References:...
- Flinders, VictoriaFlinders, VictoriaFlinders is a historic town south of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located on the Mornington Peninsula at the point where Western Port meets Bass Strait. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
- Frankston, VictoriaFrankston, VictoriaFrankston is a suburb within the Greater Melbourne metropolitan area in Victoria, Australia. It is located 40 km southeast of the state capital Melbourne at the southernmost edge of Greater Melbourne, near the beginnings of the Mornington Peninsula...
- French Island, Victoria
- Gembrook, VictoriaGembrook, VictoriaGembrook is a town in Victoria, Australia, 54 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...
- Jeetho West, Victoria
- Jeetho, Victoria
- Jumbunna East, Victoria
- Jumbunna, VictoriaJumbunna, VictoriaJumbunna is a town in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The name is taken from the eastern Kulin language of the Bunnerong tribe and means "a place to meet and talk"....
- Kangerong, Victoria
- Kongwak, VictoriaKongwak, VictoriaKongwak is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Korumburra to Wonthaggi Road southeast of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire At the 2006 census, Kongwak had a population of 193.-History:...
- Koo Wee Rup East, Victoria
- Koo Wee Rup, VictoriaKoo Wee Rup, VictoriaKoo Wee Rup is a town in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...
- Kurrambee, Victoria
- Lang Lang East, VictoriaLang Lang East, VictoriaLang Lang East is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia.-History:A Lang Lang East Post Office opened on 16 March 1885 but was replaced by Nyora in 1890. -References:...
- Lang Lang, VictoriaLang Lang, VictoriaLang Lang is a town in Victoria, Australia, 73 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...
- Langwarrin, VictoriaLangwarrin, VictoriaLangwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 43 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Frankston...
- Lyndhurst, VictoriaLyndhurst, VictoriaLyndhurst is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 35 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is both the City of Casey and the city of Greater Dandenong....
- Moorooduc, VictoriaMoorooduc, VictoriaMoorooduc is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula.The Moorooduc Highway runs through the locality, being the main route between Melbourne and the Peninsula....
- Nar Nar Goon, VictoriaNar Nar Goon, VictoriaNar Nar Goon is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 61 km southeast from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia...
- Narree Worran, VictoriaNarre Warren, VictoriaNarre Warren is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 42 km south east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Casey. At the 2006 Census, Narre Warren had a population of 25,667. Narre Warren has a population density of over 2000 people per square...
- Nepean, Victoria
- Pakenham, VictoriaPakenham, VictoriaPakenham is a satellite suburb of Melbourne on the edge of the West Gippsland region of Victoria, Australia, south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is Cardinia Shire. At the 2006 Census, Pakenham had a population of 19,644...
- Phillip Island, Victoria
- Ringwood, VictoriaRingwood, VictoriaRingwood is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, east of Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Maroondah. At the 2006 Census, Ringwood had a population of 15,185....
- Scoresby, VictoriaScoresby, VictoriaScoresby is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 25 km south-east from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Knox...
- Sherwood, Victoria
- Tonimbuk East, Victoria
- Tonimbuk, VictoriaTonimbuk, VictoriaTonimbuk is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia. At the 2006 Census, Tonimbuk had a population of 275.-References:...
- Tyabb, VictoriaTyabb, VictoriaTyabb is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, as a part of the urban enclave on Westernport comprising Tyabb, Hastings, Bittern, Crib Point, and Somerville. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Mornington Peninsula...
- Wannaeue, Victoria
- Wonthaggi North, Victoria
- Wonthaggi, VictoriaWonthaggi, VictoriaWonthaggi is a town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia...
- Woolamai, Victoria
- Yallock, Victoria
- Yannathan, VictoriaYannathan, VictoriaYannathan is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia. Its Local Government Area is the Shire of Cardinia.-References:...