Roxburgh County, New South Wales
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Roxburgh 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 includes the area to the north east of Bathurst
, lying to the north and east of the Fish River
to the junction of the Turon River
. It includes Sofala
. The Gudgegong River is the border to the north.
Roxburgh County named after the Scottish county
of the same name. It was named in 1829.
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 includes the area to the north east of Bathurst
Bathurst, New South Wales
-CBD and suburbs:Bathurst's CBD is located on William, George, Howick, Russell, and Durham Streets. The CBD is approximately 25 hectares and surrounds two city blocks. Within this block layout is banking, government services, shopping centres, retail shops, a park* and monuments...
, lying to the north and east of the Fish River
Fish River (New South Wales)
- Rivers :There are two rivers in New South Wales called the Fish River.The Fish River rises on the plateau south east of Oberon, New South Wales, and flows generally to the north-west, becoming the main headwater of the Macquarie River just east of Bathurst, New South Wales. There is a reservoir...
to the junction of the Turon River
Turon River
The Turon River is located in New South Wales. The Turon River is well renowned because it was the site of one of Australia's first alluvial gold rushes. During the gold rush Chinese migrant workers built a Water Race to bring water to mining operations along sections of the Turon River. Many parts...
. It includes Sofala
Sofala, New South Wales
Sofala is a village located approximately 250 km north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, within Bathurst Regional Council. It is located beside the Turon River. Sofala is just off the Bathurst-Ilford Road, with only local traffic through the town itself...
. The Gudgegong River is the border to the north.
Roxburgh County named after the Scottish county
Roxburgh
Roxburgh , also known as Rosbroch, is a village, civil parish and now-destroyed royal burgh. It was an important trading burgh in High Medieval to early modern Scotland...
of the same name. It was named in 1829.
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 |
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Airly | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°04′54"S 150°00′04"E |
Bandamora | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°08′54"S 150°00′04"E |
Ben Bullen Ben Bullen, New South Wales Ben Bullen is a small mountain village in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. The cool community is located on the Castlereagh Highway halfway between the small towns of Cullen Bullen and Capertee... |
City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°14′54"S 150°00′04"E |
Bocoble | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°50′54"S 149°48′04"E |
Bruinbun | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°05′54"S 149°26′04"E |
Burrowoury | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°50′54"S 150°06′04"E |
Capertee Capertee, New South Wales Capertee is a village 45km north of Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia located on an elevated site above the Capertee Valley. In 2006, the town had a population of 72 people. Situated on the Castlereagh Highway between Lithgow and Mudgee, Capertee is surrounded by National Parks and grazing land... |
City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
32°59′54"S 150°06′04"E |
Castleton | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°20′54"S 149°51′04"E |
Clandulla | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
32°57′54"S 150°00′04"E |
Coco | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°09′54"S 150°02′04"E |
Coolamigal | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°18′54"S 149°55′04"E |
Crudine | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°59′54"S 149°41′04"E |
Cullen Bullen Cullen Bullen, New South Wales Cullen Bullen is located on the Mudgee Road, 168 km north-west of Sydney, 28 km north of Lithgow. At the 2006 census, Cullen Bullen had a population of 198 people... |
City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°17′54"S 149°59′04"E |
Dulabree | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°09′54"S 149°49′04"E |
Duramana | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°15′54"S 149°34′04"E |
Eskdale | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°20′54"S 149°44′04"E |
Eusdale | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°27′54"S 149°52′04"E |
Falnash | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°22′54"S 149°57′04"E |
Ganguddy | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°51′54"S 150°12′04"E |
Goongal | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
32°54′54"S 150°06′04"E |
Hearne | Mid-Western Regional Council | 33°01′54"S 149°54′04"E |
Jedburgh | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°20′54"S 149°33′04"E |
Jesse | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°15′54"S 149°44′04"E |
Kelso Kelso, New South Wales Kelso is a suburb of Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, in the Bathurst Regional Council area.-History:Kelso was the original European settlement in the area. In 1816, the initial settlement of Bathurst was established on the eastern banks of the Macquarie River, in current-day Kelso... |
Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°26′54"S 149°37′04"E |
Macquarie | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°07′54"S 149°30′04"E |
Mead | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°55′54"S 149°54′04"E |
Melrose | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°26′54"S 149°43′04"E |
Millah Murrah | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°10′54"S 149°36′04"E |
Morundurey | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°04′54"S 150°07′04"E |
Peel | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°20′54"S 149°39′04"E |
Piper | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°15′54"S 149°27′04"E |
Rylstone Rylstone, New South Wales Rylstone is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, in the Central Tablelands region within the Mid-Western Regional Council local government area. It is located on the Bylong Valley Way road route... |
Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°50′54"S 150°00′04"E |
Sofala Sofala, New South Wales Sofala is a village located approximately 250 km north-west of Sydney, New South Wales, within Bathurst Regional Council. It is located beside the Turon River. Sofala is just off the Bathurst-Ilford Road, with only local traffic through the town itself... |
Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°06′54"S 149°44′04"E |
Stewart | Mid-Western Regional Council | 33°04′54"S 149°52′04"E |
Tabrabucca | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°54′54"S 149°48′04"E |
Tayar | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
32°55′54"S 150°13′04"E |
Thornshope | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°29′54"S 149°58′04"E |
Turon | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
33°16′54"S 149°50′04"E |
Umbiella | City of Lithgow City of Lithgow Lithgow is a Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia that includes Lithgow and its surrounding area. It is on the Great Western Highway and the Main Western railway line.- Demographics :According to the , there:... |
32°59′54"S 150°13′04"E |
Walberton | Mid-Western Regional Council | 33°01′54"S 149°46′04"E |
Waltham | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°16′54"S 149°31′04"E |
Warrangunia | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°59′54"S 149°50′04"E |
Waterbeach | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°04′54"S 149°35′04"E |
Watton | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°19′54"S 149°27′04"E |
Wells | Mid-Western Regional Council | 32°49′54"S 149°54′04"E |
Wiagdon | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°14′54"S 149°41′04"E |
Winburn | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°16′54"S 149°39′04"E |
Yetholme | Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council Bathurst Regional Council administers the Bathurst Region Local Government Area in New South Wales, Australia. It is approximately 200 km west of Sydney and has a population of 37,001 . It is on the Great Western Highway, Mid-Western Highway, Mitchell Highway and the Main Western railway... |
33°28′54"S 149°47′04"E |