Gloucester County was one of the original
Nineteen Counties
The Nineteen Counties were the limits of location in the colony of New South Wales, Australia. Settlers were permitted to take up land only within the counties due to the dangers in the wilderness.
They were defined by the Governor of New Sout ...
in
New South Wales
)
, nickname =
, image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates:
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, es ...
, and is now 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 includes the area around
Port Stephens. It is bounded on the north and west by the
Manning River
Manning River (Biripi: ''Boolumbahtee''), an open and trained mature wave dominated barrier estuary, is located in the Northern Tablelands and Mid North Coast districts of New South Wales, Australia. It is the only double delta river in the ...
, and on the south-west by the
Williams River.
Overview
Gloucester County was named after
County Gloucester, England.
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
{{reflist
External links
Department of Lands - Parish Map Preservation Project
Counties of New South Wales