The County of Normanby is one of the 37 counties of Victoria

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. The County is in the Western District of Victoria bounded by the Glenelg River

Glenelg River

Glenelg River may refer to:*Glenelg River , which briefly crosses the border to South Australia.*Glenelg River...

 in the west and the Eumeralla River

Eumeralla River

The Eumeralla River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It is one of two rivers flowing into Lake Yambuk at Yambuk which empties into Bass Strait, the other being the Shaw River. It is sourced from a number of creeks near Macarthur. It lends its name to the Eumeralla Wars, the conflict...

 in the east, by a line through Casterton

Casterton, Victoria

Casterton is a town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Glenelg Highway, 42 kilometres east of the South Australian border, in the Shire of Glenelg. The Glenelg River passes through the town...

 and Hamilton

Hamilton, Victoria

Hamilton is a city in western Victoria, Australia. It is located at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway...

 in the north, and by Bass Strait

Bass Strait

Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...

 (Portland Bay

Portland Bay

Portland Bay is a small Bay off the coast of Victoria, Australia. It is about 360 km west of Melbourne. The main town on the bay is also named Portland....

) to the south. Larger towns include Hamilton

Hamilton, Victoria

Hamilton is a city in western Victoria, Australia. It is located at the intersection of the Glenelg Highway and the Henty Highway...

, Portland

Portland, Victoria

The city of Portland is the oldest European settlement in what is now the state of Victoria, Australia. It is the main urban centre of the Shire of Glenelg. It is located on Portland Bay.-History:...

 and Heywood

Heywood, Victoria

Heywood is a town on the Fitzroy River in the Australian state of Victoria. It is situated at an elevation of 27 metres amidst rolling green hills in an agricultural, pastoral and timbercutting district. Heywood is west of Melbourne at the intersection of the Princes and Henty Highways and north...

. The County was proclaimed in 1853.

Parishes

Parishes within the county:

• Annya
• Ardonachie
• Audley
• Balrook
• Bessiebelle
• Bolwarra
• Bramburra
• Branxholme
• Byaduk
• Byambynee
• Cobboboonee
• Condah
• Croxton West
• Curracurt
• Dartmoor (part in the County of Follett
  County of Follett
  The County of Follett is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It comprises a strip in the far southwest of the state bounded by the Glenelg River to the east, South Australia to the west and Elderslie Creek to the north...
  
  )
• Digby
• Drik Drik
• Drumborg
• Dunmore
• Eumeralla
• Glenaulin
• Glenelg (part in the County of Follett)
• Gorae
• Grassdale
• Greenhills
• Heywood
• Homerton
• Hotspur
• Kentbruck
• Killara
• Macarthur
• Merino
• Mocamboro
• Monivae
• Mouzie
• Murndal
• Myamyn
• Myaring
• Napier
• Narrawong
• Portland
• Sandford
• South Hamilton
• Tahara
• Tarragal
• Trewalla
• Tyrendarra
• Warrabkook
• Warrain
• Wataepoolan
• Weecurra
• Weerangourt
• Winyayung
• Yatchew West
• Yulecart