Hundred of Parsons (South Australia)
Hundred of Parsons South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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Hundred of Parsons | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 36°32′13″S 140°31′19″E / 36.537°S 140.522°ECoordinates: 36°32′13″S 140°31′19″E / 36.537°S 140.522°E | ||||||||||||||
Established | 22 May 1884 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 95 square miles (250 km2)[1] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Tatiara District Council | ||||||||||||||
County | County of MacDonnell | ||||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Parsons is a cadastral division of the County of MacDonnell in southeastern South Australia. It was named on 22 May 1884 for politician John Langdon Parsons.[1]
Two township of Padthaway, South Australia lies at the southern extremity of the hundred, overlapping into the . The hundred also includes Padthaway Conservation Park adjacent to the township. Parts of and overlap the northern boundary of the hundred.
References[]
- ^ a b "Placename Details: Hundred of Parsons". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0053727. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
Derivation of Name: John Langdon Parsons, MP & MLC; Other Details: J L Parsons MP 1878-1893 and MLC 1901-1903. Area 95 square miles.
Categories:
- South Australia geography stubs
- Hundreds of South Australia
- 1884 establishments in Australia