County of Light
| Light South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Light | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°20′S 138°55′E / 34.33°S 138.92°ECoordinates: 34°20′S 138°55′E / 34.33°S 138.92°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | c. 1845 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 2,173 km2 (839.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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The County of Light is one of the 49 counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey in the 1840s and named for Colonel William Light, the first Surveyor-General of South Australia.[1] It covers the modern region of the Barossa Valley including much of the northern Mt Lofty Ranges. It is bounded by the upper Wakefield River in the north, the approximate path of Horrocks Highway in the west, and the Light River in the south.[1]
Hundreds
The County of Lightis divided into the following hundreds:
- Hundred of Belvidere
- Hundred of Gilbert
- Hundred of Julia Creek
- Hundred of Kapunda
- Hundred of Light
- Hundred of Moorooroo
- Hundred of Nuriootpa
- Hundred of Saddleworth
- Hundred of Waterloo
See also
References
- 1 2 "Search for 'County of Light, CNTY' (ID SA0039339)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
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