Hundred of Inkerman
| Hundred of Inkerman South Australia | |||||||||||||
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  Hundred of Inkerman | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 34°14′S 138°14′E / 34.24°S 138.24°ECoordinates: 34°14′S 138°14′E / 34.24°S 138.24°E | ||||||||||||
| Established | 22 May 1856 | ||||||||||||
| Area | 228 km2 (88.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| County | Gawler | ||||||||||||
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The Hundred of Inkerman is a cadastral unit of hundred located on the northern Adelaide Plains in South Australia and bounded on the north by the Wakefield River.[1] It is one of the eight hundreds of the County of Gawler.[2] It was named in 1856 by Governor Richard MacDonnell after the Crimean War Battle of Inkerman.[1]
The following localities and towns of the Wakefield Council area are situated inside (or largely inside) the bounds of the Hundred of Inkerman:
- Wild Horse Plains (northern half)
- Inkerman
- Kallora (western half)
- Proof Range
- Port Wakefield
- Bowmans (southern half)
See also
References
- 1 2 "Search for 'Hundred of Inkerman' (ID SA0032055)". Government of South Australia. Retrieved 16 February 2016.
- ↑ South Australia hundred maps 1:63 360. Surveyor General's Office. 1867.
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