County of Buccleuch
This article is about the South Australian cadastral division. For the New South Welsh cadastral division, see Buccleuch County.
| Buccleuch South Australia | |||||||||||||
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 Coonalpyn town hall in the Hundred of Coneybeer | |||||||||||||
  Buccleuch | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 35°19′S 139°56′E / 35.32°S 139.94°ECoordinates: 35°19′S 139°56′E / 35.32°S 139.94°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 1893 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 6,035 km2 (2,330.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The County of Buccleuch is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed in 1893 and named for the sixth Duke of Buccleuch, William Scott, of Scotland.[1] It is located east of the Murray River at the south western edge of the Mallee region.[1]
The small locality of Buccleuch and its railway station are located at the centre of the county.
Hundreds
The County of Buccleuch is divided into the following 17 hundreds:
- Hundred of Bowhill (Bowhill)
- Hundred of Vincent (Perponda)
- Hundred of Wilson (Borrika)
- Hundred of McPherson (Halidon, Sandalwood)
- Hundred of Hooper (Wynarka)
- Hundred of Marmon Jabuk (Karoonda)
- Hundred of Molineux (Marama)
- Hundred of Sherlock (Sherlock)
- Hundred of Roby (Coomandook)
- Hundred of Peake (Peake)
- Hundred of Price (Geranium)
- Hundred of Kirkpatrick (Yumali)
- Hundred of Livingston (Ki Ki)
- Hundred of Carcuma (Carcuma)
- Hundred of Strawbridge (Coonalpyn, Field)
- Hundred of Coneybeer (Coonalpyn)
- Hundred of Lewis (Coonalpyn, Tintinara)
References
- 1 2 "Search for 'County of Buccleuch, CNTY' (ID SA0010228)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
Area 2330 square miles.
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