The County of Mornington is one of the 37

counties of Victoria Cadastral divisions in Victoria are called counties, which are further subdivided into parishes and townships, for cadastral or land administration purposes. Cadastral divisions of county, parish and township form the basis for formal identifica ...

which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It is located to the south-east of Melbourne, including the Mornington Peninsula,

French Island French Island can refer to: *French Island (Victoria), in Australia *French Island, Wisconsin, in the United States * French Island No. 1 and French Island No. 2 in the Ohio River in Kentucky *French Island, an island in Ellis Pond, Oxford County, ...

and Phillip Island. The county was proclaimed in 1849.

Parishes

Parishes A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...

include: *

Balnarring, Victoria Balnarring is a town in the south-eastern extremity of the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, approximately south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local gove ...

* Berwick, Victoria *

Bittern, Victoria Bittern is a town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Bittern recorded a population of 4, ...

Bunyip, Victoria Bunyip is a town in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, 81 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Bunyip recorded a population of 3,131 at the 2021 census. Its majo ...

Corinella, Victoria Corinella is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 114 km south-east of Melbourne via the M1 and the Bass Highway, on the eastern shore of Western Port. The town serves as a holiday destination, with a focus on recreational fishing, and h ...

* Cranbourne, Victoria * Eumemmerring, Victoria *

Fingal, Victoria Fingal is a rural locality on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, approximately south of Melbourne's Melbourne City Centre, Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Penins ...

Flinders, Victoria Flinders is a seaside town on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Flinders recorded a population of ...

* Frankston, Victoria *

French Island, Victoria French Island (Boonwurrung: ''Bellarmarin, Woone,'' or ''Jouap'') is the largest coastal island of Victoria, Australia, located in Western Port, southeast of Melbourne. In 1997, about 70% of the island was declared the French Island National P ...

Gembrook, Victoria Gembrook is a town in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Gembrook recorded a population of 2,559 at the 2021 census. Gembrook is a popular des ...

*Jeetho West, Victoria *Jeetho, Victoria *Jumbunna East, Victoria *

Jumbunna, Victoria Jumbunna is a town in South Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. The name is taken from the eastern Kulin language of the Bunnerong tribe and means "a place to meet and talk". Today the community of Jumbunna consists of 13 houses and about 30 reside ...

*Kangerong, Victoria *

Kongwak, Victoria Kongwak is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Korumburra to Wonthaggi Road southeast of Melbourne, in the South Gippsland Shire. At the 2016 census, Kongwak had a population of 197. The town in conjunction with neighbour ...

*Koo Wee Rup East, Victoria *

Koo Wee Rup, Victoria Koo Wee Rup is a town and satellite suburb in Victoria, Australia, 63 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Built on former marshland now converted to market gar ...

*Kurrambee, Victoria *

Lang Lang East, Victoria Lang Lang East is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area A local government area (LGA) is an administrative division ...

Lang Lang, Victoria Lang Lang is a town in Victoria, Australia, 73 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shires of Bass Coast, Cardinia and South Gippsland local government areas. Lang Lang recorded a population of 2,556 ...

Langwarrin, Victoria Langwarrin is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Frankston local government area. Langwarrin recorded a population of 23,588 at the . Langwarrin is bo ...

Lyndhurst, Victoria Lyndhurst is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 36 km south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Cities of Casey and Greater Dandenong local government areas. Lyndhurst recorded a population of 8,926 a ...

Moorooduc, Victoria Moorooduc is a rural township on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Moorooduc recorded a po ...

* Nar Nar Goon, Victoria *

Narre Warren, Victoria Narre Warren is a suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 38 km southeast of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Casey local government area. Narre Warren recorded a population of 27,689 at the 2021 census. ...

*Nepean, Victoria * Pakenham, Victoria *

Phillip Island, Victoria Phillip Island (Boonwurrung: ''Corriong'', ''Worne'' or ''Millowl'') is an Australian island about south-southeast of Melbourne, Victoria. The island is named after Governor Arthur Phillip, the first Governor of New South Wales, by explorer ...

*Sherwood, Victoria *Tonimbuk East, Victoria *

Tonimbuk, Victoria Tonimbuk is a bounded rural locality in Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the Shire of Cardinia local government area. Tonimbuk recorded a population of 229 at the 2021 census. History ...

Tyabb, Victoria Tyabb is a township and semi rural locality on the Mornington Peninsula in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, south-east of Melbourne's central business district, located within the Shire of Mornington Peninsula local government area. Tyabb rec ...

*Wannaeue, Victoria *Wonthaggi North, Victoria *

Wonthaggi, Victoria Wonthaggi is a seaside town located south east of Melbourne via the South Gippsland and Bass Highways, in the Bass Coast Shire of Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. Known originally for its coal mining, it is now the largest town in South Gippsl ...

*Woolamai, Victoria *Yallock, Victoria * Yannathan, Victoria

References

Vicnames, place name detailsResearch aids, Victoria 1910Cadastral map of the Co. of Mornington
showing timber and water reserves, pastoral, agricultural and grazing lands and mineral deposits. 1880s, National Library of Australia {{coord, 38, 30, S, 145, 30, E, region:AU-VIC, display=title Counties of Victoria (Australia) Mornington Peninsula