Rous County is one of the 141

cadastral divisions of New South Wales For lands administration purposes, New South Wales is divided into 141 County#Australia, counties, which are further divided into parishes. The counties were first set down in the Colony of New South Wales, which later became the Australian St ...

. It is located at the north-east tip of the state. It is bordered on the north by the border with

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and on the south by the

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. It contains Lismore,

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and

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. Note that Rous County should not be confused with Rous County Council, which despite the common name is a legally distinct entity, covering a separate (albeit overlapping) geographical area, the Rous county district. Rous County was named in honour of Admiral

Henry John Rous Admiral Henry John Rous (23 January 1795 – 19 June 1877) was an officer of the British Royal Navy, who served during the Napoleonic Wars, and was later a Member of Parliament and a leading figure in horse racing. Biography Family background a ...

(1795–1877).

Parishes within this county

A full list of parishes found within this county; their current

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and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

References

{{reflist Counties of New South Wales Northern Rivers