County of Buckingham (South Australia)
| Buckingham South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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 Former church at Keith in the Hundred of Stirling | |||||||||||||||
| Established | 1869 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,652 km2 (1,796.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Tatiara District Council Coorong District Council | ||||||||||||||
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The County of Buckingham is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor James Fergusson in 1869 and named for the third Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville who was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1867.[1] It is located adjacent to the Victorian border in the state's upper south east.[1] This includes most of the contemporary local government area of Tatiara District Council and a small east portion of Coorong District Council.[1]
Hundreds
The County of Buckingham is divided into the following 11 hundreds:
- Hundred of Archibald (Ngarkat, Coombe)
- Hundred of Makin (Ngarkat, Makin)
- Hundred of McCallum (Ngarkat, McCallum)
- Hundred of Shaugh (Shaugh)
- Hundred of Stirling (Keith)
- Hundred of Pendleton (Sherwood, Brimbago)
- Hundred of Cannawigara (Sherwood, Lowan Vale)
- Hundred of Senior (Senior)
- Hundred of Willalooka (Willalooka)
- Hundred of Wirrega (Buckingham, Mundulla West)
- Hundred of Tatiara (Bordertown, Wolseley)
References
- ^ a b c "Search for 'County of Buckingham, CNTY' (ID SA0010267)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
The Duke of Buckingham was Secretary of State for the Colonies. Area 1796 square miles.