Westmoreland County, New South Wales


Westmoreland County was one of the original Nineteen Counties in New South Wales and is now one of the 141 Cadastral divisions of New South Wales. It is to the west of Sydney in the Blue Mountains. Coxs River is the border to the north, and the Wollondilly River to the east. Campbells River is the border in the north-east, where the county extends to near Bathurst, with the Fish River part of the border. It includes the town of Oberon, and the Kanangra-Boyd National Park.
Westmoreland County is named in honour of John Fane, Tenth Earl of Westmorland. The Electoral district of Cook and Westmoreland was the first state electoral district for the area, between 1856 and 1859.

Parishes within this county

A full list of parishes found within this county; their current LGA and mapping coordinates to the approximate centre of each location is as follows:
ParishLGACoordinates
AbercornOberon Council
AdderleyOberon Council
AntonioCity of Lithgow
BalfourOberon Council
BansheaOberon Council
BaringOberon Council
BimlowWollondilly Shire
BindoCity of Lithgow
BlenheimOberon Council
BoltonOberon Council
BouverieUpper Lachlan Shire
BulgarresOberon Council
ColongWollondilly Shire
CreteOberon Council
CyclopsWollondilly Shire
DroghedaOberon Council
DuckmaloiOberon Council
GanbenangCity of Lithgow
GangerangOberon Council
GuineacorWingecarribee Shire
IreneOberon Council
JenolanOberon Council
JocelynOberon Council
JoorilandWollondilly Shire
KendaleOberon Council
KonangarooOberon Council
KowmungOberon Council
LangdaleOberon Council
LeibnitzWollondilly Shire
LowtherCity of Lithgow
MerlinWollondilly Shire
MozartOberon Council
MurruinShire
NorwayOberon Council
OberonOberon Council
OldbuckShire
SpeedwellWollondilly Shire
St ColumbaShire
SwatchfieldOberon Council
TartarusOberon Council
TerniWollondilly Shire
The PeaksWollondilly Shire
ThornshopeCity of Lithgow
ThuratOberon Council
VulcanOberon Council
WingecarribeeWollondilly Shire