Hundred of Macclesfield

Hundred of Macclesfield
South Australia
Gums in the locality of Macclesfield
Hundred of Macclesfield is located in South Australia
Hundred of Macclesfield
Hundred of Macclesfield
Coordinates35°08′29″S 138°50′33″E / 35.141490°S 138.842430°E / -35.141490; 138.842430
Established29 October 1846 (1846-10-29)
Area180 km2 (70 sq mi)[1]
LGA(s)
CountyCounty of Hindmarsh
Lands administrative divisions around Hundred of Macclesfield:
Onkaparinga Onkaparinga Kanmantoo
Kuitpo Macclesfield Strathalbyn
Kondoparinga Bremer Strathalbyn

The Hundred of Macclesfield is a cadastral division of the County of Hindmarsh in South Australia. It lies in the Adelaide Hills and straddles the South Eastern Freeway. It is named after the Earl of Macclesfield while the aboriginal name used for the area covered by the hundred is reported to be Kangowirranilla, meaning 'place for kangaroos and water'.[1] Within its bounds are the localities of Blakiston, Flaxley, Littlehampton, Macclesfield, Totness, parts of Bugle Ranges, Echunga, Gemmells, Green Hills Range, Meadows, Mount Barker, Mount Barker Junction, Mount Barker Summit, Nairne, Paris Creek, Strathalbyn and Wistow.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b c "Placename Details: Hundred of Macclesfield". Property Location Browser Report. Government of South Australia. 29 January 2009. SA0041805. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2019.
  2. ^ Mundy, A.M. (29 October 1846). "Proclamation (division of counties of Adelaide and Hindmarsh into hundreds)" (PDF). South Australian Government Gazette. 1846 (44). Government of South Australia: 335-355. Retrieved 19 December 2016.