The County of Stanley is one of the 49 cadastral counties of

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. It was proclaimed by Governor

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and named for Edward Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1841 to 1845, who, in 1842, had advocated financial support for South Australia. It is roughly bounded by the

Wakefield River The Wakefield River is an ephemeral river that flows to an estuary in the Australian state of South Australia. Course and features The river rises above , flowing southward, passing the towns of Watervale and Auburn, where it is fed by seve ...

in the south, the approximate path of the

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in the east, latitude 33°28' S in the north and longitudes 138°08' to 138°15' E in the west.

Hundreds

The county is divided into 16 hundreds. * In the county's north west is the Hundred of Koolunga, and, in the north, the Hundred of Yackamoorundie and Hundred of Andrews. * In the county's north east, on the western slopes of the northern

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are the Hundred of Ayers and

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. * In the county's west are the Hundred of Boucaut, Hundred of Hart, Hundred of Everard and Hundred of Blyth. * In the county's south west, on the lower right bank of the

are the Hundred of Goyder, Hundred of Stow and Hundred of Hall. * In the county's south east, spanning the

Clare Valley The Clare Valley is a valley located in South Australia about north of Adelaide in the Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area. It is the river valley formed by the Hutt River but is also strongly associated with the roughly parallel Hill Riv ...

are the Hundred of Milne, Hundred of Clare,

Hundred of Stanley The Hundred of Stanley is a cadastral unit of hundred in the northern Mount Lofty Ranges. It is one of the 16 hundreds of the County of Stanley. The following localities and towns of the Clare and Gilbert Valleys council area are situated in ...

and Hundred of Upper Wakefield.

References

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Hundreds

See also

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