County of Villiers

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Villiers
Victoria
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Location in Victoria
Lands administrative divisions around Villiers:
Dundas Ripon Ripon
Normanby Villiers Hampden
Southern Ocean Southern Ocean Heytesbury

The County of Villiers is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. It includes the area to the north of Warrnambool, and to the west of the Hopkins River. The county was proclaimed in 1849.

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Coordinates: 37°59′S142°20′E / 37.983°S 142.333°E / -37.983; 142.333