Manton, Northern Territory Explained

Type:suburb
Manton
City:Darwin
State:nt
Coordinates:-12.8241°N 131.1567°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:11
Lga:Litchfield Municipality
Pop:89
Location1:Darwin
Near-E:Daly
Marrakai
Near-Sw:Darwin River Dam
Lake Bennett
Near:Manton
Footnotes:Adjoining suburbs[1] [2]

Manton is an outer rural locality of Darwin. The name is derived from Manton Dam on the Manton River, named by Government Resident B. T. Finniss for his second-in-command James Thomas Manton.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manton . NT Atlas and Spatial Data Directory . Northern Territory Government . 9 May 2019.
  2. Web site: Litchfield Municipality Localities . Place Names Committee . Northern Territory Government . 9 May 2019.
  3. Web site: The Origin of Suburbs, Localities, Towns and Hundreds in the Greater Darwin area. Northern Territory Government. 29 May 2019.