The County of Bentinck is a county located on the southern boundary of the state of
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia.
Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county was named in 1838 after
William Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland
William Henry Cavendish Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (14 April 173830 October 1809) was a British Whigs (British political party), Whig and then a Tories (British political party), Tory politician during the late Georgian era. He s ...
,
who served as
Prime Minister of Great Britain
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twice, in 1783 and again between 1807 and 1809. Population centres within the County of Bentinck include the towns of
Stanthorpe
Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Stanthorpe had a population of 5,286 people.
The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt.
Geography
Stant ...
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Wallangarra
Wallangarra is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia on the border with New South Wales.
It is the third-most southerly town in Queensland, south west of Brisbane. Wal ...
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Glen Aplin
Glen Aplin is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Glen Aplin had a population of 566 people.
Geography
The New England Highway passes from north to south through the locality. The Southern railway ...
,
Applethorpe and
Inglewood Inglewood may refer to:
Places
Australia
*Inglewood, Queensland
* Shire of Inglewood, Queensland, a former local government area
*Inglewood, South Australia
*Inglewood, Victoria
*Inglewood, Western Australia
Canada
* Inglewood, Ontario
*Inglewoo ...
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Darling Downs District, County of Bentinck Maps - B3 Series
at Queensland Archives.
Parishes
See also
* Cadastral divisions of Queensland
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References
External links
* {{cite web, url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-county-bentinck-1922.jpg, title=Map of the County of Bentinck, last=, first=, date=1922, website=, publisher=Queensland Government
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, archive-url=, archive-date=, access-date=
Bentinck