Ashburnham County, New South Wales is one of the 141
Cadastral divisions of New South Wales
For lands administrative purposes, New South Wales is divided into 141 counties, which are further divided into parishes. The counties were first set down in the Colony of New South Wales, which later became the Australian state of New South Wa ...
. The
Lachlan River
The Lachlan River is an intermittent river that is part of the Murrumbidgee catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, located in the Southern Tablelands, Central West, and Riverina regions of New South Wales, Australia.
The Lachlan River ...
and
Belubula River
Belubula River, a perennial river that is part of the Lachlan catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the central west region of New South Wales, Australia.
Location and features
The river rises south of Vittoria, midway be ...
is the southern boundary. It includes
Parkes Parkes may refer to:
* Sir Henry Parkes (1815–1896), Australian politician, one of the earliest and most prominent advocates for Australian federation
Named for Henry Parkes
* Parkes, New South Wales, a regional town
* Parkes Observatory, a radi ...
and
Forbes
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.
Ashburnham County was named in honour of Bertram Ashburnham (1797-1878), who became the 4th
earl of Ashburnham
Earl of Ashburnham (pronounced "Ash-''burn''-am"), of Ashburnham in the County of Sussex, was a title in the Peerage of Great Britain created in 1730 for John Ashburnham, 3rd Baron Ashburnham, who was also created Viscount St Asaph, in Wales.
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in 1830.
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:
References
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Counties of New South Wales