Bligh County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 cadastral divisions of New South Wales. The Cudgegong River and the Goulburn River are its southern boundaries; the Krui River is the eastern boundary, and the Burragundy River the northern boundary. It includes the villages of Cassilis and Dunedoo.

Bligh
New South Wales
Location in New South Wales
Lands administrative divisions around Bligh:
Napier Pottinger Buckland
Lincoln Bligh Brisbane
Gordon Wellington Phillip

The county was named after William Bligh, Admiral and Governor of New South Wales (1805-1808).[1] The electoral district of Phillip, Brisbane and Bligh was the first electoral district for the area, between 1856 and 1859.

Parishes within this county

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A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:

Parish LGA Coordinates
Bellaleppa Upper Hunter Shire 32°01′54″S 150°07′04″E / 32.03167°S 150.11778°E / -32.03167; 150.11778 (Bellaleppa)
Berenderry Upper Hunter Shire 32°00′54″S 150°10′04″E / 32.01500°S 150.16778°E / -32.01500; 150.16778 (Berenderry)
Bligh Mid-Western Regional Council 32°09′54″S 149°42′04″E / 32.16500°S 149.70111°E / -32.16500; 149.70111 (Bligh)
Bobadeen Mid-Western Regional Council 32°10′54″S 149°48′04″E / 32.18167°S 149.80111°E / -32.18167; 149.80111 (Bobadeen)
Booyamurna Warrumbungle Shire 31°47′54″S 149°50′04″E / 31.79833°S 149.83444°E / -31.79833; 149.83444 (Booyamurna)
Borambil Upper Hunter Shire 32°02′54″S 150°02′04″E / 32.04833°S 150.03444°E / -32.04833; 150.03444 (Borambil)
Bowman Warrumbungle Shire 32°03′54″S 149°37′04″E / 32.06500°S 149.61778°E / -32.06500; 149.61778 (Bowman)
Bulga Upper Hunter Shire 31°52′54″S 149°59′04″E / 31.88167°S 149.98444°E / -31.88167; 149.98444 (Bulga)
Bungaba Mid-Western Regional Council 32°09′54″S 149°38′04″E / 32.16500°S 149.63444°E / -32.16500; 149.63444 (Bungaba)
Collaroy Upper Hunter Shire 32°02′54″S 150°01′04″E / 32.04833°S 150.01778°E / -32.04833; 150.01778 (Collaroy)
Collieblue Warrumbungle Shire 31°51′54″S 149°46′04″E / 31.86500°S 149.76778°E / -31.86500; 149.76778 (Collieblue)
Collier Warrumbungle Shire 31°55′54″S 149°45′04″E / 31.93167°S 149.75111°E / -31.93167; 149.75111 (Collier)
Cope Mid-Western Regional Council 32°16′54″S 149°39′04″E / 32.28167°S 149.65111°E / -32.28167; 149.65111 (Cope)
Cunna Upper Hunter Shire 31°47′49″S 150°05′47″E / 31.79694°S 150.09639°E / -31.79694; 150.09639 (Cunna)
Curryall Upper Hunter Shire 32°04′54″S 149°50′04″E / 32.08167°S 149.83444°E / -32.08167; 149.83444 (Curryall)
Doulagunmala Upper Hunter Shire 31°56′54″S 150°00′04″E / 31.94833°S 150.00111°E / -31.94833; 150.00111 (Doulagunmala)
Durridgere Mid-Western Regional Council 32°10′54″S 149°53′04″E / 32.18167°S 149.88444°E / -32.18167; 149.88444 (Durridgere)
Goodiman Mid-Western Regional Council 32°12′54″S 149°23′04″E / 32.21500°S 149.38444°E / -32.21500; 149.38444 (Goodiman)
Goolma Mid-Western Regional Council 32°18′54″S 149°16′04″E / 32.31500°S 149.26778°E / -32.31500; 149.26778 (Goolma)
Guroba Dubbo Regional Council 32°29′24″S 149°14′04″E / 32.49000°S 149.23444°E / -32.49000; 149.23444 (Guroba)
Lorimer Upper Hunter Shire 31°54′54″S 150°13′04″E / 31.91500°S 150.21778°E / -31.91500; 150.21778 (Lorimer)
Merotherie Mid-Western Regional Council 32°08′54″S 149°29′04″E / 32.14833°S 149.48444°E / -32.14833; 149.48444 (Merotherie)
Moan Upper Hunter Shire 31°51′10″S 150°09′48″E / 31.85278°S 150.16333°E / -31.85278; 150.16333 (Moan)
Munmurra Mid-Western Regional Council 32°10′54″S 150°01′04″E / 32.18167°S 150.01778°E / -32.18167; 150.01778 (Munmurra)
Nagora Upper Hunter Shire 31°53′54″S 150°05′04″E / 31.89833°S 150.08444°E / -31.89833; 150.08444 (Nagora)
Nandoura Warrumbungle Shire 32°02′54″S 149°48′04″E / 32.04833°S 149.80111°E / -32.04833; 149.80111 (Nandoura)
Nanima Dubbo Regional Council 32°29′54″S 148°59′04″E / 32.49833°S 148.98444°E / -32.49833; 148.98444 (Nanima)
Narragamba Mid-Western Regional Council 32°10′54″S 149°35′04″E / 32.18167°S 149.58444°E / -32.18167; 149.58444 (Narragamba)
Puggoon Mid-Western Regional Council 32°17′54″S 149°27′04″E / 32.29833°S 149.45111°E / -32.29833; 149.45111 (Puggoon)
Rotherwood Warrumbungle Shire 31°49′54″S 150°01′04″E / 31.83167°S 150.01778°E / -31.83167; 150.01778 (Rotherwood)
Rotherwood Warrumbungle Shire 31°52′24″S 149°53′04″E / 31.87333°S 149.88444°E / -31.87333; 149.88444 (Rotherwood)
Rouse Mid-Western Regional Council 32°08′54″S 149°26′04″E / 32.14833°S 149.43444°E / -32.14833; 149.43444 (Rouse)
Stubbo Mid-Western Regional Council 32°17′54″S 149°34′04″E / 32.29833°S 149.56778°E / -32.29833; 149.56778 (Stubbo)
Talbragar Warrumbungle Shire 32°01′54″S 149°33′04″E / 32.03167°S 149.55111°E / -32.03167; 149.55111 (Talbragar)
Tallawang Mid-Western Regional Council 32°12′54″S 149°28′04″E / 32.21500°S 149.46778°E / -32.21500; 149.46778 (Tallawang)
Terraban Warrumbungle Shire 31°59′54″S 149°39′04″E / 31.99833°S 149.65111°E / -31.99833; 149.65111 (Terraban)
Tomimbil Upper Hunter Shire 32°06′54″S 150°00′04″E / 32.11500°S 150.00111°E / -32.11500; 150.00111 (Tomimbil)
Turee Warrumbungle Shire 31°58′54″S 149°50′04″E / 31.98167°S 149.83444°E / -31.98167; 149.83444 (Turee)
Turill Upper Hunter Shire 32°01′54″S 149°56′04″E / 32.03167°S 149.93444°E / -32.03167; 149.93444 (Turill)
Uarbry Warrumbungle Shire 32°02′54″S 149°45′04″E / 32.04833°S 149.75111°E / -32.04833; 149.75111 (Uarbry)
Ulan Mid-Western Regional Council 32°14′54″S 149°44′04″E / 32.24833°S 149.73444°E / -32.24833; 149.73444 (Ulan)
Wargundy Warrumbungle Shire 32°02′54″S 149°27′04″E / 32.04833°S 149.45111°E / -32.04833; 149.45111 (Wargundy)
Warung Warrumbungle Shire 31°45′54″S 150°03′04″E / 31.76500°S 150.05111°E / -31.76500; 150.05111 (Warung)
Wondaby Dubbo Regional Council 32°26′54″S 149°12′04″E / 32.44833°S 149.20111°E / -32.44833; 149.20111 (Wondaby)
Worobil Mid-Western Regional Council 32°22′54″S 149°13′04″E / 32.38167°S 149.21778°E / -32.38167; 149.21778 (Worobil)
Wuuluman Dubbo Regional Council 32°29′24″S 149°10′04″E / 32.49000°S 149.16778°E / -32.49000; 149.16778 (Wuuluman)
Yarragal Dubbo Regional Council 32°35′54″S 149°06′04″E / 32.59833°S 149.10111°E / -32.59833; 149.10111 (Yarragal)
Yarrobil Mid-Western Regional Council 32°19′54″S 149°21′04″E / 32.33167°S 149.35111°E / -32.33167; 149.35111 (Yarrobil)

References

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  1. ^ "Bligh County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.