County of Lytton (South Australia) explained

Type:cadastral
Lytton
State:sa
Established:18 January 1877
Established Footnotes:[1]
Area:1381mi2
Coordinates:-32.16°N 139.49°W
Coord Ref:[2]
Lga:Pastoral unincorporated area
Region:Far North
Near-Nw:Hanson
Near-N:Derby
Near-S:Herbert
Near-Sw:Dalhousie
Near-W:Granville

The County of Lytton is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed 1877 by Governor Anthony Musgrave and named for the Robert Bulwer-Lytton, Earl of Lytton, who was the Viceroy of India at the time.[2] It covers a rectangular portion of unincorporated pastoral land in the state's Far North region. The west of the county includes some of the eastern foothills of the Flinders Ranges and the county's southern border is about north of Yunta.[2] The County of Lytton has never been divided into hundreds.

Notes and References

  1. Ayers . Henry . untitled (proclamation of new counties) . The South Australian Government Gazette . 1877 . 96–97 . Government of South Australia . 18 January 1877 . 3 January 2018.
  2. Web site: Search for 'County of Lytton, CNTY' (ID SA0041780) . Property Location Browser . . 22 July 2016 . The Earl of Lytton was Viceroy of India when the county was proclaimed. Area 1381 square miles. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .