The County of Normanby in Victoria, 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 Lands administrative divisions of Australia are the cadastral divisions of Australia for the purposes of identification of land to ensure security of land ownership. Most states term these divisions as counties, parishes, hundreds, and other t ...

, used for land titles. The county is in the Western District of Victoria bounded by the Glenelg River in the west and the

Eumeralla River The Eumeralla River is a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia. Course and features The Eumeralla River rises northeast of Macarthur, and flows generally south, and then wes ...

in the east, by a line through Casterton and

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in the north, and by

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(

Portland Bay Portland Bay ( Dhauwurdwurrung: ''Kardermudelar / Pathowwererer'') is a small bay off the coast of Victoria, Australia. It is about west of Melbourne. The city of Portland is located on the bay. The western end of the bay is marked by the he ...

) to the south. Larger towns include

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and Heywood. The county was proclaimed in 1853, but it was known earlier since the 1849 proclamation of Follett County and Dundas County referred to its boundaries.NSW Government Gazette for the Port Philip District, 1 January 1849

Parishes

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within the county: *Annya *Ardonachie *Audley *Balrook *Bessiebelle *Bolwarra *Bramburra *Branxholme *Byaduk *Byambynee *Cobboboonee *Condah *Croxton West *Curracurt *Dartmoor (part in the

County of Follett The County of Follett is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It comprises a strip in the far southwest of the state bounded by the Glenelg River (Victoria), Glenelg Rive ...

) *Digby *Drik Drik *Drumborg *Dunmore *Eumeralla *Glenaulin *Glenelg (part in the County of Follett) *Gorae *Grassdale *Greenhills *Heywood *Homerton *Hotspur *Kentbruck *Killara *Macarthur *Merino *Mocamboro *Monivae *Mouzie *Murndal *Myamyn *Myaring *Napier *Narrawong *Portland *Sandford *South Hamilton *Tahara *Tarragal *Trewalla *Tyrendarra *Warrabkook *Warrain *Wataepoolan *Weecurra *Weerangourt *Winyayung *Yatchew West *Yulecart *

References

Research aids, Victoria 1910

Map of the counties of Follett, Dundas, Ripon, Normanby, Villiers, Hampden, Heytesbury / John Sands

External links

Counties of Victoria (Australia) {{VictoriaAU-geo-stub

Parishes

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