County of Frome

The County of Frome is one of the 49 cadastral counties of South Australia in straddling the Mid North and Flinders Ranges regions. It was proclaimed in 1851 by Governor Henry Young and was named for the former Surveyor-General of South Australia, Edward Charles Frome. The iconic Mount Remarkable in the Hundred of Gregory is at the centre of the county.

Frome
South Australia
Willochra Plain from the northern foothills of Mount Remarkable in the Hundred of Gregory
Frome
Coordinates32.739°S 138.168°E / -32.739; 138.168
Established1851
Area3,910 km2 (1,508 sq mi)
LGA(s)
Lands administrative divisions around Frome:
Manchester Newcastle Granville
Manchester Frome Dalhousie
York Victoria Victoria
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