Parish of Petersham explained

Type:cadastral
Petersham
State:nsw
Image Upright:0.81
Lga:Inner West Council
County:Cumberland
Former Hundred:Sydney
Est:1835
Near-Nw:Hunters Hill
Near-N:Willoughby
Near-Ne:St Andrew
Near-E:Alexandria
Near-Se:Botany
Near-S:St George
Near-Sw:St George
Near-W:Concord

Petersham Parish is one of the 57 parishes of Cumberland County, New South Wales, a cadastral unit for use on land titles. It is located to the south of Iron Cove, Rozelle Bay and the Parramatta River, and to the north of Cooks River.[1] It includes the suburbs of Balmain, Leichhardt, Petersham, Newtown, Marrickville, Tempe, Glebe and St Peters.[2] It roughly corresponds to the eastern half of the Inner West region, with the neighbouring Parish of Concord making up the western half.

-33.865°N 151.1678°W

Notes and References

  1. https://dictionaryofsydney.org/media/3924#ref-uuid=fb29a8d4-4c02-0c76-5bbc-8e49335cb083 Map of Petersham 1886-1888
  2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-233833962/view Parish of Petersham, County of Cumberland