Wellington County, New South Wales
Wellington County is a county in New South Wales, Australia, which was one of the original Nineteen Counties. The town of Wellington is near the north-eastern edge. The Bell River is the boundary to the west, and the Cudgegong River to the north. It includes land on both sides of the Macquarie River.
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It contains the town of Mudgee, where the first house was stated to have been built in 1837 by John Blackman.
There is a modern-day local government area called just "Wellington Council".
Wellington County was named in honour of Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington (1769-1852).[1]
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
- "Wellington". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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