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Roxburgh County was one of the original
Nineteen Counties in
New South Wales
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and is now one of the 141
Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It includes the area to the north east of
Bathurst, lying to the north and east of the
Fish River to the junction of the
Turon River
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. It includes
Sofala
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. The
Gudgegong River is the border to the north.
Roxburgh County named after the
Scottish county
The shires of Scotland ( gd, Siorrachdan na h-Alba), or counties of Scotland, are historic subdivisions of Scotland established in the Middle Ages and used as administrative divisions until 1975. Originally established for judicial purposes (bei ...
of the same name. It was named in 1829.
Parishes within this county
A full list of parishes found within this county; their current
LGA
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and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:
References
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Counties of New South Wales