Hundred of Parsons (South Australia)

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Hundred of Parsons
South Australia
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Hundred of Parsons
Coordinates 36°32′13″S140°31′19″E / 36.537°S 140.522°E / -36.537; 140.522 Coordinates: 36°32′13″S140°31′19″E / 36.537°S 140.522°E / -36.537; 140.522
Established22 May 1884 (1884-05-22)
Area95 square miles (250 km2) [1]
LGA(s) Tatiara District Council
County County of MacDonnell
Lands administrative divisions around Hundred of Parsons:
Willalooka Wirrega Wirrega
Marcollat Parsons Beeama
Marcollat Glenroy Beeama

The Hundred of Parsons is a cadastral division of the County of MacDonnell in southeastern South Australia. It was named on 22 May 1884 for politician John Langdon Parsons. [1]

Two township of Padthaway, South Australia lies at the southern extremity of the hundred, overlapping into the Hundred of Glenroy. The hundred also includes Padthaway Conservation Park adjacent to the township. Parts of Mundulla West and Swede Flat overlap the northern boundary of the hundred.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Placename Details: Hundred of Parsons". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0053727. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 12 February 2019. Derivation of Name: John Langdon Parsons, MP & MLC; Other Details: J L Parsons MP 1878-1893 and MLC 1901-1903. Area 95 square miles.