Cowley
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Cowley:
Harden Harden Murray
Buccleuch Cowley Murray
Wallace Wallace Beresford
Looking south near the Tharwa Bridge; the Murrumbidgee River formed the boundary between Murray, on the left and Cowley on the right. This land is now part of the Australian Capital Territory and not in any county.
Map showing parishes in the ACT area. Cowley County shown in yellow.
The Goodradigbee River in the Brindabella Ranges; the river was the western boundary between Cowley (left) and Buccleuch (right)

Cowley County is one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It contains the locality of Cavan. It was originally bordered on the north, east and part of the south by the Murrumbidgee River, and on the west by the Goodradigbee River. A large part of the county was transferred to the Commonwealth to make the Australian Capital Territory in 1909, with the remaining part the area to the north-west of the ACT as far north as the Burrinjuck Dam, and thin strips of land along the western, southern and south-eastern borders of the ACT.

Cowley County is named in honour of Henry Richard Charles Wellesley, First Earl Cowley (1804-1884).[1]

Parishes within this county

A full list of parishes found within this county including the 15 former parishes which are now part of the ACT; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

ParishLGACoordinates
BimberiSnowy Valleys Council35°34′54″S 148°45′04″E / 35.58167°S 148.75111°E / -35.58167; 148.75111 (Bimberi)
Boboyan (former)Australian Capital Territory
Booroomba (former)Australian Capital Territory
Brayshaw (former)Australian Capital Territory
BrindibellaSnowy Valleys Council35°23′54″S 148°46′04″E / 35.39833°S 148.76778°E / -35.39833; 148.76778 (Brindibella)
BumbalongSnowy Monaro Regional Council35°48′54″S 149°07′04″E / 35.81500°S 149.11778°E / -35.81500; 149.11778 (Bumbalong)
CavanYass Valley Council35°03′54″S 148°52′04″E / 35.06500°S 148.86778°E / -35.06500; 148.86778 (Cavan)
CochranSnowy Monaro Regional Council35°44′54″S 148°53′04″E / 35.74833°S 148.88444°E / -35.74833; 148.88444 (Cochran)
Congwarra (former)Australian Capital Territory
CoolemanSnowy Valleys Council35°39′54″S 148°45′04″E / 35.66500°S 148.75111°E / -35.66500; 148.75111 (Cooleman)
CoreeYass Valley Council35°16′54″S 148°46′04″E / 35.28167°S 148.76778°E / -35.28167; 148.76778 (Coree)
Cotter (former)Australian Capital Territory
CuppacumbalongSnowy Monaro Regional Council35°36′54″S 149°06′04″E / 35.61500°S 149.10111°E / -35.61500; 149.10111 (Cuppacumbalong)
East GoodradigbeeYass Valley Council35°07′54″S 148°44′04″E / 35.13167°S 148.73444°E / -35.13167; 148.73444 (East Goodradigbee)
Fergus (former)Australian Capital Territory
Gibraltar (former)Australian Capital Territory
Greenfield (former)Australian Capital Territory
Gudgenby (former)Australian Capital Territory
GurrangoraSnowy Monaro Regional Council35°44′54″S 148°45′04″E / 35.74833°S 148.75111°E / -35.74833; 148.75111 (Gurrangora)
Long PlainSnowy Monaro Regional Council35°39′54″S 148°37′04″E / 35.66500°S 148.61778°E / -35.66500; 148.61778 (Long Plain)
MicalongYass Valley Council35°13′54″S 148°45′04″E / 35.23167°S 148.75111°E / -35.23167; 148.75111 (Micalong)
Milligan (former)Australian Capital Territory
MullionYass Valley Council35°07′54″S 148°48′04″E / 35.13167°S 148.80111°E / -35.13167; 148.80111 (Mullion)
MurraySnowy Valleys Council35°36′54″S 148°40′04″E / 35.61500°S 148.66778°E / -35.61500; 148.66778 (Murray)
Naas (former)Australian Capital Territory
NarrangullenYass Valley Council34°59′54″S 148°43′04″E / 34.99833°S 148.71778°E / -34.99833; 148.71778 (Narrangullen)
NattungSnowy Monaro Regional Council35°44′54″S 148°36′04″E / 35.74833°S 148.60111°E / -35.74833; 148.60111 (Nattung)
Orroral (former)Australian Capital Territory
PabralYass Valley Council35°13′54″S 148°48′04″E / 35.23167°S 148.80111°E / -35.23167; 148.80111 (Pabral)
Punyibah (former)Australian Capital Territory
TaemasYass Valley Council35°01′54″S 148°46′04″E / 35.03167°S 148.76778°E / -35.03167; 148.76778 (Taemas)
Tharwa (former)Australian Capital Territory
Tidbinbilla (former)Australian Capital Territory
UmburraYass Valley Council35°08′54″S 148°53′04″E / 35.14833°S 148.88444°E / -35.14833; 148.88444 (Umburra)
UrayarraYass Valley Council35°14′54″S 148°53′04″E / 35.24833°S 148.88444°E / -35.24833; 148.88444 (Urayarra)
VentermanSnowy Valleys Council35°29′54″S 148°45′04″E / 35.49833°S 148.75111°E / -35.49833; 148.75111 (Venterman)
YaoukSnowy Monaro Regional Council35°44′54″S 148°48′04″E / 35.74833°S 148.80111°E / -35.74833; 148.80111 (Yaouk)
YararaSnowy Monaro Regional Council35°44′54″S 149°06′04″E / 35.74833°S 149.10111°E / -35.74833; 149.10111 (Yarara)

References

  1. "Cowley County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
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