Hundred of Parsons (South Australia) explained

Type:cadastral
Hundred of Parsons
State:sa
Area Footnotes:[1]
Lga:Tatiara District Council
County:County of MacDonnell
Near:Parsons
Near-Nw:Willalooka
Near-N:Wirrega
Near-Ne:Wirrega
Near-E:Beeama
Near-Se:Beeama
Near-S:Glenroy
Near-Sw:Marcollat
Near-W:Marcollat

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Placename Details: Hundred of Parsons . Property Location Browser Report . SA0053727 . 29 January 2009 . . 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. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .