The original parishes
On 15 January 1836 George Arthur, the Lieutenant Governor of the Island ofThe County of Pembroke, bounded on the north by Little Swan port river; on the east by theHundreds and parishes proclaimed at this time were: * The hundred of Sorell **Canning parish **Forcett **Carlton **Sorell The township of Sorell was proclaimed as being within the county.Pacific ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five Borders of the oceans, oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean, or, depending on the definition, to Antarctica in the south, and is ...; on the south byStorm bay The Storm Bay is a large bay in the south-east region of Tasmania, Australia. The bay is the river mouth to the Derwent River estuary and serves as the main port of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. The bay is bordered by Bruny Island to ..., and on the west byStorm bay The Storm Bay is a large bay in the south-east region of Tasmania, Australia. The bay is the river mouth to the Derwent River estuary and serves as the main port of Hobart, the capital city of Tasmania. The bay is bordered by Bruny Island to ...,Norfolk bay The Norfolk Bay is a body of water in the south east of Tasmania, Australia. The north west aspect of Norfolk Bay is continuous with Frederick Henry Bay. The north east aspect of Norfolk Bay is continuous with Blackman Bay via the Denison Cana ...,Pittwater Pittwater is a semi-mature tide dominated Ria, drowned valley estuary, located about north of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from th ..., and by the eastern boundaries of the parishes of Ulva, Staffa and Ormaig, and a line to the south east angle of the county of Somerset. This county to include the White Rock,Maria island Maria Island or wukaluwikiwayna in palawa kani is a mountainous island located in the Tasman Sea, off the east coast of Tasmania, Australia. The island is entirely occupied by the Maria Island National Park, which includes a marine area of o ..., Lachlan island, the Hippolyte rocks, Tasman's island, Wedge island,Sloping island Sloping Island, incorporating the adjacent Sloping Reef, is an island nature reserve, with an area of 117 hectare, ha, in Tasmania in south-eastern Australia. It is part of the Sloping Island Group, lying close to the south-eastern coast of Tas ..., Garden island ''(now Smooth Island)'', Low island ''(now 'Green Island')'', the islands inPittwater Pittwater is a semi-mature tide dominated Ria, drowned valley estuary, located about north of the Sydney central business district, New South Wales, Australia; being one of the bodies of water that separate greater Metropolitan Sydney from th ..., and all other islands adjacent to the coasts of the county.
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Land Districts of Tasmania {{Tasmania-geo-stub