Durham County, New South Wales
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Durham County was one of the original Nineteen Counties
Nineteen Counties
The Nineteen Counties were the limits of location in the colony of New South Wales defined by the Governor of New South Wales Sir Ralph Darling in 1826 in accordance with a government order from Lord Bathurst, the secretary of State. Counties had been used since the first year of settlement, with...

 in New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

 and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales
Cadastral divisions of New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions of New South Wales refers to the 141 counties within the Australian state of New South Wales, which are further subdivided into 7,459 parishes. There are also three Land Divisions, around 100 Land Districts, and several other types of districts as well as land boards...

. It is bordered on the south and west by the Hunter River, and on the north and east by the Williams River
Williams River (New South Wales)
The Williams River is a river that flows through Dungog, Clarence Town and Seaham in New South Wales, Australia. The river flows generally south east and south for about to its confluence with the Hunter River, just to the west of the Fitzgerald Bridge at Raymond Terrace. Previously it was known...

. It includes Aberdeen
Aberdeen, New South Wales
Aberdeen is a small town in the upper Hunter Valley region of New South Wales, Australia, in Upper Hunter Shire. It is located about 12 kilometres north of Muswellbrook on the New England Highway. Aberdeen is named after Aberdeen, Scotland. At the 2006 census, Aberdeen had a population of...

 and Muswellbrook
Muswellbrook, New South Wales
Muswellbrook, a corruption of 'Muscle Brook', is a town and Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. The original spelling and etymology of the town's name is a matter of some debate...

. 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
Liverpool Range
The Liverpool Range is a mountain range and a lava-field province in New South Wales, Australia.The Liverpool Range starts from the volcanic plateau known as the Barrington Tops and runs for about 100 km westwards, forming the northern boundary of the Hunter Valley district...

, and east to the Pacific, including Port Stephens
Port Stephens
Port Stephens is a large natural harbour located about north-east of Sydney in New South Wales, Australia. It lies wholly within the Port Stephens Local Government Area although its northern shoreline forms the boundary between the Port Stephens and Great Lakes LGAs...

, 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
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°07′54"S 151°28′04"E
Althorpe Muswellbrook Shire  32°24′54"S 150°46′04"E
Auckland Singleton Shire  32°30′54"S 151°06′04"E
Avenal Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°18′54"S 151°34′04"E
Balmoral Muswellbrook Shire  32°14′54"S 150°59′04"E
Barford Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°32′54"S 151°38′04"E
Belltrees  Upper Hunter Shire  31°58′54"S 151°10′04"E
Boonabilla Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°07′54"S 151°22′04"E
Bronte Upper Hunter Shire  31°53′54"S 151°24′04"E
Brougham Muswellbrook Shire  32°18′54"S 150°53′04"E
Butterwick Port Stephens Council  32°39′54"S 151°38′04"E
Carrow Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°14′54"S 151°21′04"E
Chalmers Upper Hunter Shire  32°02′54"S 151°13′04"E
Colonna Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°14′54"S 151°31′04"E
Darlington Singleton Shire  32°30′54"S 151°11′04"E
Doon Upper Hunter Shire  32°05′54"S 151°15′04"E
Dungog
Dungog, New South Wales
Dungog is a country town on the Williams River in the upper Hunter Valley in New South Wales, Australia. Located in the middle of dairy and timber country, it is the centre of the Dungog Shire Local Government Area and at the 2006 census it had a population of 2,102 people. The area includes the...

 
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°25′54"S 151°43′04"E
Dyrring Singleton Shire  32°25′54"S 151°17′04"E
Fingal Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°27′54"S 151°36′04"E
Foy Muswellbrook Shire  32°13′54"S 151°09′04"E
Glendon Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°21′54"S 151°22′04"E
Goorangoola Singleton Shire  32°23′54"S 151°08′04"E
Gotha Singleton Shire  32°18′54"S 151°17′04"E
Gresford  Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°29′54"S 151°32′04"E
Herschell Muswellbrook Shire  32°13′54"S 151°05′04"E
Holywell Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°19′54"S 151°30′04"E
Houghton Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°36′0"S 151°33′57"E
Howick Singleton Shire  32°27′54"S 150°56′04"E
Lewinsbrook Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°22′54"S 151°33′04"E
Liddell Muswellbrook Shire  32°21′54"S 151°00′04"E
Liebeg Singleton Shire  32°14′54"S 151°15′04"E
Mamaran Upper Hunter Shire  31°47′54"S 151°24′04"E
Marwood Singleton Shire  32°33′54"S 151°21′04"E
Middlehope Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°39′54"S 151°38′04"E
Mirannie  Singleton Shire  32°27′54"S 151°20′04"E
Moonan Upper Hunter Shire  31°56′54"S 151°14′04"E
Mount Royal  Singleton Shire  32°10′54"S 151°18′04"E
Oldcastle Upper Hunter Shire  32°00′54"S 151°19′04"E
Omadale Upper Hunter Shire  31°51′54"S 151°20′04"E
Prospero Upper Hunter Shire  31°59′54"S 151°22′04"E
Ravensworth  Singleton Shire  32°29′54"S 151°00′04"E
Rosamond Singleton Shire  32°09′54"S 151°15′04"E
Rouchel  Upper Hunter Shire  32°07′54"S 151°00′04"E
Rowan Muswellbrook Shire  32°13′54"S 150°57′04"E
Russell Upper Hunter Shire  32°09′54"S 150°57′04"E
Savoy Muswellbrook Shire  32°20′54"S 150°57′04"E
Seaham
Seaham, New South Wales
Seaham is a suburb of the Port Stephens Local Government Area in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the Williams River which flows into the Hunter River downstream from Seaham village at Raymond Terrace....

 
Port Stephens Council  32°39′25"S 151°41′57"E
Sedgefield Singleton Shire  32°31′54"S 151°15′04"E
Shenstone Singleton Shire  32°23′54"S 151°12′04"E
St Aubins Upper Hunter Shire  32°10′54"S 151°00′04"E
St Julian Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°22′54"S 151°28′04"E
Stanhope Singleton Shire  32°33′54"S 151°25′04"E
Tangory Singleton Shire  32°28′54"S 151°24′04"E
Tillegra Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°20′54"S 151°42′04"E
Tudor Upper Hunter Shire  32°10′54"S 151°08′04"E
Tyraman Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°29′54"S 151°30′04"E
Uffington Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

, Port Stephens Council 
32°35′54"S 151°44′04"E
Underbank Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°14′54"S 151°33′04"E
Vane Singleton Shire  32°26′54"S 151°07′04"E
Vaux Muswellbrook Shire  32°20′54"S 150°47′04"E
Wallarobba Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°28′54"S 151°43′04"E
Wolfingham Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire
Dungog Shire is a Local Government Area in the Hunter Valley of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Barrington Tops region and consists predominantly of very rugged to hilly country which becomes less rugged from north to south.- Incomes :...

 
32°37′54"S 151°29′04"E
Wynn Muswellbrook Shire 32°21′54"S 150°52′04"E

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