The Parish of Towrang is a parish of Argyle County located to the south-east of Goulburn

Goulburn, New South Wales

Goulburn is a provincial city in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia in Goulburn Mulwaree Council Local Government Area. It is located south-west of Sydney on the Hume Highway and above sea-level. On Census night 2006, Goulburn had a population of 20,127 people...

, and including some of its outer suburbs such as Goulburn North, and the area to the east of the Wollondilly River

Wollondilly River

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 and Mulwaree Ponds

Mulwaree River

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. The Goulburn War Memorial is also located in this parish. The village of Towrang

Towrang, New South Wales

Towrang is a village in the Southern Tablelands of New South Wales, Australia, in Goulburn Mulwaree Council. It is approximately 13 km before Goulburn on the Hume Highway 180 km south from Sydney. At the 2006 census, Towrang and the surrounding area had a population of 406.The town was...

 is located at the north-eastern edge of the parish, with Towrang creek part of the boundary in this area.

The Wollondilly River is the boundary of the parish to the north-west. The Southern Highlands railway line

Southern Highlands railway line, New South Wales

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 runs through the northern end of the parish, just to the south of the Wollondilly River. The Hume Highway

Hume Highway

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also passes through the parish. Other major roads in the area include Rosemonte road, Boxers Creek Road and Shaws Creek Road. It includes the localities of Gundary, Boxers Creek and Murrays Flats.

Sergeant Jonas Bradley (1769-1841) had received large land grants in the Parish of Towrang and was the first grower of tobacco in the colony. This land passed to William Bradley on his death in October 1841.