County of Buckingham (South Australia) explained

Type:	cadastral
Buckingham
State:	sa
Est:	1869
Area:	4652
Coordinates:	-36.13°N 140.62°W
Lga:	Tatiara District Council Coorong District Council
Near-Nw:	Buccleuch
Near-N:	Chandos
Near-Ne:	Weeah (Vic)
Near-E:	Lowan (Vic)
Near-Se:	Lowan (Vic)
Near-S:	MacDonnell
Near-Sw:	MacDonnell
Near-W:	Cardwell

The County of Buckingham is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor James Fergusson in 1869 and named for the third Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville who was appointed Secretary of State for the Colonies in 1867.^[1] It is located adjacent to the Victorian border in the state's upper south east.^[1] This includes most of the contemporary local government area of Tatiara District Council and a small east portion of Coorong District Council.^[1]

Hundreds

The County of Buckingham is divided into the following 11 hundreds:

• Hundred of Archibald (Ngarkat, Coombe)
• Hundred of Makin (Ngarkat, Makin)
• Hundred of McCallum (Ngarkat, McCallum)
• Hundred of Shaugh (Shaugh)
• Hundred of Stirling (Keith)
• Hundred of Pendleton (Sherwood, Brimbago)
• Hundred of Cannawigara (Sherwood, Lowan Vale, northern half of Cannawigara)
• Hundred of Senior (Senior)
• Hundred of Willalooka (Willalooka)
• Hundred of Wirrega (Buckingham, Mundulla, southern part of Cannawigara)
• Hundred of Tatiara (Bordertown, Wolseley)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Search for 'County of Buckingham, CNTY' (ID SA0010267) . . 19 July 2016 . The Duke of Buckingham was Secretary of State for the Colonies. Area 1796 square miles. . 7 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151207082745/http://maps.sa.gov.au/plb/ . dead .