Northumberland County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales . It included the area to the north of Broken Bay , including Lake Macquarie and Newcastle . It was bounded by the part of the Hawkesbury River to the south, the Macdonald River to the south-west, and the Hunter River to the north.
Northumberland County was named after the English Northumberland , and named by Lieutenant Charles Menzies (commandant) , commandant at Newcastle, about 1804.[1]
In 1852 it had an area of 1,498,060 acres (6,062.43 km2 ) and population of 15,207, and was described as being 68 miles (109 km) long and 53 miles (85 km) wide and the main coal region of the colony.[2]
Between 21 July 1948 and 19 December 1963, the county had a local government, the Northumberland County Council, which was abolished at the same time as the Cumberland County Council .[3]
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:
Parish
LGA
Coordinates
Allandale City of Cessnock 32°46′54″S 151°23′04″E / -32.78167 , 151.38444 (Allandale Parish )
Alnwick City of Maitland 32°44′54″S 151°40′04″E / -32.74833 , 151.66778 (Alnwick Parish )
Auburn City of Hawkesbury 33°10′54″S 150°56′04″E / -33.18167 , 150.93444 (Auburn Parish )
Awaba City of Lake Macquarie 33°01′54″S 151°35′04″E / -33.03167 , 151.58444 (Awaba Parish )
Bala City of Cessnock 33°06′54″S 150°56′04″E / -33.115 , 150.93444 (Bala Parish )
Belford Singleton Shire Council 32°37′54″S 151°17′04″E / -32.63167 , 151.28444 (Belford Parish )
Blaxland City of Cessnock 33°01′54″S 151°03′04″E / -33.03167 , 151.05111 (Blaxland Parish )
Branxton Singleton Shire Council 32°38′54″S 151°22′04″E / -32.64833 , 151.36778 (Branxton Parish )
Broke Singleton Shire Council 32°27′24″S 151°08′04″E / -32.45667 , 151.13444 (Broke Parish )
Burragurra City of Cessnock 33°03′54″S 151°00′04″E / -33.065 , 151.00111 (Burragurra Parish )
Burton Singleton Shire Council 32°51′54″S 150°52′04″E / -32.865 , 150.86778 (Burton Parish )
Cessnock City of Cessnock 32°50′54″S 151°22′04″E / -32.84833 , 151.36778 (Cessnock Parish )
City of Gosford City of Gosford 33°22′54″S 151°20′04″E / -33.38167 , 151.33444 (City of Gosford Parish )
City of Newcastle City of Newcastle 32°51′54″S 151°43′04″E / -32.865 , 151.71778 (City of Newcastle Parish )
Congewai City of Cessnock 32°59′54″S 151°15′04″E / -32.99833 , 151.25111 (Congewai Parish )
Coolamin City of Cessnock 32°51′54″S 151°08′04″E / -32.865 , 151.13444 (Coolamin Parish )
Coorumbung City of Lake Macquarie 33°01′54″S 151°30′04″E / -33.03167 , 151.50111 (Coorumbung Parish )
Corrabare City of Cessnock 32°56′24″S 151°11′34″E / -32.94 , 151.19278 (Corrabare Parish )
Cosgrove City of Cessnock 32°57′54″S 150°52′04″E / -32.965 , 150.86778 (Cosgrove Parish )
Cowan City of Gosford 33°26′54″S 151°12′04″E / -33.44833 , 151.20111 (Cowan Parish )
Dalton Singleton Shire Council 32°49′54″S 150°58′04″E / -32.83167 , 150.96778 (Dalton Parish )
Dora City of Cessnock 32°59′54″S 151°23′04″E / -32.99833 , 151.38444 (Dora Parish )
Eglington City of Gosford 33°15′54″S 151°15′04″E / -33.265 , 151.25111 (Eglington Parish )
Ellalong City of Cessnock 32°55′54″S 151°20′04″E / -32.93167 , 151.33444 (Ellalong Parish )
Finchley City of Cessnock 32°59′54″S 150°59′04″E / -32.99833 , 150.98444 (Finchley Parish )
Gosforth City of Maitland 32°41′54″S 151°29′04″E / -32.69833 , 151.48444 (Gosforth Parish )
Harrowby Singleton Shire Council 32°45′54″S 151°03′04″E / -32.765 , 151.05111 (Harrowby Parish )
Hay City of Cessnock 33°05′54″S 151°11′04″E / -33.09833 , 151.18444 (Hay Parish )
Heddon City of Cessnock 32°46′54″S 151°27′04″E / -32.78167 , 151.45111 (Heddon Parish )
Hexham City of Newcastle 32°50′54″S 151°39′04″E / -32.84833 , 151.65111 (Hexham Parish )
Kahibah City of Lake Macquarie 33°01′54″S 151°40′04″E / -33.03167 , 151.66778 (Kahibah Parish )
Kincumber City of Gosford 33°26′54″S 151°25′04″E / -33.44833 , 151.41778 (Kincumber Parish )
Lockyer City of Hawkesbury 33°08′54″S 151°02′04″E / -33.14833 , 151.03444 (Lockyer Parish )
Lockyer City of Hawkesbury 33°08′54″S 151°03′04″E / -33.14833 , 151.05111 (Lockyer Parish )
Maitland City of Maitland 32°44′54″S 151°35′04″E / -32.74833 , 151.58444 (Maitland Parish )
Mandolong City of Lake Macquarie 33°08′54″S 151°26′04″E / -33.14833 , 151.43444 (Mandolong Parish )
Mangrove City of Gosford 33°22′24″S 151°05′04″E / -33.37333 , 151.08444 (Mangrove Parish )
Milbrodale Singleton Shire Council 32°58′54″S 150°45′04″E / -32.98167 , 150.75111 (Milbrodale Parish )
Millfield City of Cessnock 32°48′54″S 151°15′04″E / -32.815 , 151.25111 (Millfield Parish )
Morisset City of Lake Macquarie 33°06′54″S 151°30′04″E / -33.115 , 151.50111 (Morisset Parish )
Moruben City of Cessnock 33°02′54″S 150°53′04″E / -33.04833 , 150.88444 (Moruben Parish )
Mulbring City of Cessnock 32°55′54″S 151°28′04″E / -32.93167 , 151.46778 (Mulbring Parish )
Munmorah Wyong Shire 33°19′54″S 151°25′04″E / -33.33167 , 151.41778 (Munmorah Parish )
Narara City of Gosford 33°20′54″S 151°22′34″E / -33.34833 , 151.37611 (Narara Parish )
Olney Wyong Shire 33°07′54″S 151°20′04″E / -33.13167 , 151.33444 (Olney Parish )
Ourimbah Wyong Shire 33°19′54″S 151°20′04″E / -33.33167 , 151.33444 (Ourimbah Parish )
Ovingham City of Cessnock 32°45′54″S 151°13′04″E / -32.765 , 151.21778 (Ovingham Parish )
Ovingham Singleton Shire Council 32°41′54″S 151°13′04″E / -32.69833 , 151.21778 (Ovingham Parish )
Patonga City of Gosford 33°28′54″S 151°15′04″E / -33.48167 , 151.25111 (Patonga Parish )
Pokolbin City of Cessnock 32°48′54″S 151°18′04″E / -32.815 , 151.30111 (Pokolbin Parish )
Popran City of Gosford 33°19′54″S 151°11′04″E / -33.33167 , 151.18444 (Popran Parish )
Quorrobolong City of Cessnock 32°55′54″S 151°22′04″E / -32.93167 , 151.36778 (Quorrobolong Parish )
Rothbury City of Cessnock 32°45′54″S 151°18′04″E / -32.765 , 151.30111 (Rothbury Parish )
Rugby City of Gosford 33°09′54″S 151°09′04″E / -33.165 , 151.15111 (Rugby Parish )
Spencer City of Gosford 33°25′24″S 151°06′04″E / -33.42333 , 151.10111 (Spencer Parish )
St Albans City of Hawkesbury 33°18′54″S 151°02′04″E / -33.315 , 151.03444 (St Albans Parish )
Stanford City of Cessnock 32°50′54″S 151°27′04″E / -32.84833 , 151.45111 (Stanford Parish )
Stockrington City of Cessnock 32°49′54″S 151°34′04″E / -32.83167 , 151.56778 (Stockrington Parish )
Stowe Wyong Shire 33°10′54″S 151°14′04″E / -33.18167 , 151.23444 (Stowe Parish )
Teralba City of Lake Macquarie 32°54′54″S 151°34′04″E / -32.915 , 151.56778 (Teralba Parish )
Tuggerah Wyong Shire 33°19′54″S 151°30′04″E / -33.33167 , 151.50111 (Tuggerah Parish )
Vere Singleton Shire Council 32°41′54″S 151°09′04″E / -32.69833 , 151.15111 (Vere Parish )
Wallambine City of Hawkesbury 33°13′54″S 151°00′04″E / -33.23167 , 151.00111 (Wallambine Parish )
Wallarah City of Lake Macquarie 33°09′54″S 151°36′04″E / -33.165 , 151.60111 (Wallarah Parish )
Warkworth Singleton Shire Council 32°35′54″S 151°03′04″E / -32.59833 , 151.05111 (Warkworth Parish )
Werong Singleton Shire Council 32°54′54″S 150°57′04″E / -32.915 , 150.95111 (Werong Parish )
Whittingham Singleton Shire Council 32°36′54″S 151°10′04″E / -32.615 , 151.16778 (Whittingham Parish )
Wollombi Singleton Shire Council 32°40′54″S 151°04′04″E / -32.68167 , 151.06778 (Wollombi Parish )
Wyong Wyong Shire 33°14′54″S 151°22′04″E / -33.24833 , 151.36778 (Wyong Parish )
Yango City of Cessnock 32°55′54″S 151°05′04″E / -32.93167 , 151.08444 (Yango Parish )
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