Poole County 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 Sou ...
. It is located in the extreme north-west of the state, abutting
Cameron Corner. It includes parts of
Sturt National Park
The Sturt National Park is a protected national park that is located in the arid far north-western corner of New South Wales, in eastern Australia. The national park is situated approximately northwest of Sydney and the nearest town is , awa ...
.
Poole County was named in honour of
James Poole (explorer), (born?-1845),
Charles Sturt
Charles Napier Sturt (28 April 1795 – 16 June 1869) was a British officer and explorer of Australia, and part of the European exploration of Australia. He led several expeditions into the interior of the continent, starting from Sydney and la ...
's second-in-command.
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