County of Stanley (South Australia)

The County of Stanley is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia. It was proclaimed by Governor George Grey and named for Edward Stanley, Secretary of State for the Colonies from 1841 to 1845, who, in 1842, had advocated financial support for South Australia.^[1] It is roughly bounded by the Wakefield River in the south, the approximate path of the Barrier Highway in the east, latitude 33°28' S in the north and longitudes 138°08' to 138°15' E in the west.^[1]

Stanley South Australia
Cottage among grape vines at Penwortham in the Hundred of Clare
Stanley
Coordinates	33.80°S 138.58°E / -33.80; 138.58
Established	1842
Area	4,080 km2 (1,574 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Wakefield Regional Council District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys Regional Council of Goyder Northern Areas Council Port Pirie Regional Council
Lands administrative divisions around Stanley: Victoria Victoria Kimberley Daly Stanley Burra Fergusson Gawler Light

Hundreds

The county is divided into 16 hundreds.

• In the county's north west is the Hundred of Koolunga, and, in the north, the Hundred of Yackamoorundie and Hundred of Andrews.
• In the county's north east, on the western slopes of the northern Mount Lofty Ranges are the Hundred of Ayers and Hundred of Hanson.
• In the county's west are the Hundred of Boucaut, Hundred of Hart, Hundred of Everard and Hundred of Blyth.
• In the county's south west, on the lower right bank of the Wakefield River are the Hundred of Goyder, Hundred of Stow and Hundred of Hall.
• In the county's south east, spanning the Clare Valley are the Hundred of Milne, Hundred of Clare, Hundred of Stanley and Hundred of Upper Wakefield.

See also

• Stanley Flat, locality in the Hundred of Clare
• Stanley, locality in the Hundred of Stanley
• Stanley Football Association, historic sporting organisation spanning much of the county

References

1. "Placename Details: County of Stanley". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0064493. Archived from the original on 7 December 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2016. Derivation of Name: Lord Stanley, Sec of State for Colonies; Other Details: Area 1574 square miles. Lord Stanley sponsored a bill in the House of Commons in 1842 to make further advances to South Australia in order to allow the State to meet its liabilities.