Lanark County was one of the 26
counties of Western Australia that were designated in 1829 as
cadastral divisions. It was named after the
County of Lanark
Lanarkshire, also called the County of Lanark ( gd, Siorrachd Lannraig; sco, Lanrikshire), is a historic county, lieutenancy area and registration county in the central Lowlands of Scotland.
Lanarkshire is the most populous county in Scotlan ...
, Scotland, birthplace of
Lieutenant-Governor James Stirling.
It approximately corresponds to the southern part of the
Nelson Land District
Nelson Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the South West Division on the state's south coast. It covers part of the state's Lower South West region and includes the townsites of Bridgetow ...
which forms the basis for land titles in the area.
References
{{Counties of Western Australia
Counties of Western Australia