The County of Villiers is one of the 37
counties of Victoria
Cadastral divisions in Victoria are called counties, which are further subdivided into parishes and townships, for cadastral or land administration purposes. Cadastral divisions of county, parish and township form the basis for formal identifica ...
which are part of the
cadastral divisions of Australia
Lands administrative divisions of Australia are the cadastral divisions of Australia for the purposes of identification of land to ensure security of land ownership. Most states term these divisions as counties, parishes, hundreds, and other t ...
, used for land titles. It includes the area to the north of
Warrnambool
Warrnambool ( Maar: ''Peetoop'' or ''Wheringkernitch'' or ''Warrnambool'') is a city on the south-western coast of Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Warrnambool had a population of 35,743. Situated on the Princes Highway, Warrnambool (Al ...
, and to the west of the
Hopkins River
The Hopkins River, a perennial river of the Glenelg Hopkins catchment, is located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia.
Course and features
The Hopkins River rises below Telegraph Hill near , and flows generally south, joined by twe ...
. The county was proclaimed in 1849.
Parishes
Parishes
A parish is a territorial entity in many Christian denominations, constituting a division within a diocese. A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction of a priest, often termed a parish priest, who might be assisted by one or m ...
include:
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Adzar, Victoria
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Ballangeich, Victoria
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Banangal, Victoria
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Port Fairy, Victoria
Port Fairy (historically known as Belfast) is a coastal town in south-western Victoria, Australia. It lies on the Princes Highway in the Shire of Moyne, west of Warrnambool and west of Melbourne, at the point where the Moyne River enters the S ...
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Bilpah, Victoria
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Boonahwah, Victoria
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Boorpool, Victoria
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Bootahpool, Victoria
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Boramboram, Victoria
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Broadwater, Victoria
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Buckeran Yarrack, Victoria
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Bullanbul, Victoria
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Caramut, Victoria
Caramut is a town in the Western District, Victoria, Western District of Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia on the Hamilton Highway. It is in the Shire of Moyne local government area and the Australian House of Representatives, federal Di ...
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Caramut South, Victoria
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Chatsworth West, Victoria
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Clonleigh, Victoria
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Codrington, Victoria
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Cooramook, Victoria
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Corea, Victoria
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Croxton East, Victoria
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Dunkeld, Victoria
Dunkeld is a town in Victoria, Australia, at the southern end of the Grampians National Park, in the Shire of Southern Grampians. It is approx 283 km west of Melbourne on the Glenelg Highway. The town's population is holding steady but agei ...
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Framlingham West, Victoria
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Hexham West, Victoria
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Jennawarra, Victoria
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Kangertong, Victoria
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Kapong, Victoria
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Kay, Victoria
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Koroit, Victoria
Koroit is a small rural town in western Victoria, Australia a few kilometres north of the Princes Highway, north-west of Warrnambool and west of Melbourne. It is in the Shire of Moyne local government area located amidst rolling green past ...
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Langulac, Victoria
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Linlithgow, Victoria
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Meerai, Victoria
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Minhamite, Victoria
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Minjah, Victoria
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Minjah North, Victoria
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Nanapundah, Victoria
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Nareeb Nareeb, Victoria
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Pom Pom, Victoria
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Purdeet, Victoria
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Purdeet East, Victoria
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Purnim, Victoria
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Quamby, Victoria
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Quamby North, Victoria
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St. Helens, Victoria
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Tallangoork, Victoria
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Wangoom, Victoria
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Warrong, Victoria
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Willatook, Victoria
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Woolsthorpe, Victoria
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Yalimba, Victoria
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Yalimba East, Victoria
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Yambuk, Victoria
Yambuk is a town in Victoria, Australia.
The name Yambuk is an Aboriginal word thought to mean " red kangaroo", "full moon" or "big water".
Shell middens in the limestone cliffs to the east of the town indicate that Aboriginal people had l ...
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Yangery, Victoria
Yangery is a small town located in the Western District, in Victoria
Victoria most commonly refers to:
* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Can ...
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Yarpturk, Victoria
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Yatchew East, Victoria
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Yatmerone, Victoria
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Yeth-youang, Victoria
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Yuppeckiar, Victoria
References
Research Aids, Victoria 1910Map of the County of Villiers, 1886
National Library of Australia
Counties of Victoria (state)
Barwon South West (region)
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