Parish of Oxley (Gordon County)

Oxley Parish
Oxley Parish
Coordinates: 32°15′25″S 148°36′4″E / 32.25694°S 148.60111°E / -32.25694; 148.60111
CountryAustralia
StateNew South Wales
RegionCentral West / Orana
LGA
Location
  • 400 km (250 mi) NW of Sydney[1]
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Time zoneUTC+10 (AEST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+11 (AEDT)
Postcode
2830
CountyGordon
Mean max temp24.3 °C (75.7 °F)
Mean min temp10.1 °C (50.2 °F)
Annual rainfall551.7 mm (21.72 in)

Oxley Parish is a civil parish of Gordon County, New South Wales.[2] a Cadastral divisions of New South Wales.[3]

The parish is on the Hyandra and Whylandra Creek (tributaries of the Macquarie River), south of Dubbo, New South Wales,[4] the nearest town.

References

  1. ^ Oxley Parish lies at a bearing of 307° from Sydney
  2. ^ Robert McLean, The New atlas of Australia : the complete work containing over one hundred maps and full descriptive geography of New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, together with numerous illustrations and copious indices (Sydney :J. Sands, [1886) Map 14.
  3. ^ "Gordon County". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
  4. ^ County of Gordon New South Wales, 1918 map.