County of Newcastle

The County of Newcastle is one of the 49 counties of South Australia spanning the central Flinders Ranges. It was named in 1876 for Francis Pelham-Clinton-Hope, the eighth Duke of Newcastle.

Newcastle
South Australia
Kanyaka homestead and surrounding scrub in the Hundred of Kanyaka
Newcastle
Coordinates32°11′50″S 138°05′27″E
Established22 June 1876
Area3,160 km2 (1,221 sq mi)
Lands administrative divisions around Newcastle:
Blachford Hanson
Manchester Newcastle Granville
Manchester Frome Dalhousie
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