The County of Churchill is a county (a cadastral division) in Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county lies between 152°E and 153°E longitude, and is centred on the West Moreton region, extending east to the suburbs of Ipswich.Moreton District, County of Churchill Maps - A4 Series at Queensland Archives. The county was named for Lord Randolph Churchill, who was born in 1849, by the Surveyor-General of New South Wales the following year; the area was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the Land Act 1897.
Parishes Churchill is divided into parishes, as listed below:
Parish LGA Coordinates TownsAlfred Ipswich GrandchesterBlenheim Lockyer Valley Forest Hill, LawesBrassall Ipswich Brassall, Leichhardt, Pine MountainCampbell Lockyer Valley Flagstone Creek, PrestonClumber Scenic Rim Colin Lockyer Valley East Haldon Lockyer Valley Fassifern Scenic Rim Aratula, KalbarFerguson Ipswich Flagstone Lockyer Valley Middle Ridge, WithcottFlinders Scenic Rim HarrisvilleForbes Scenic Rim Franklin Ipswich Gatton Lockyer Valley GattonGoolman Scenic Rim Peak CrossingGrandchester Lockyer Valley Hatton ValeJeebropilly Ipswich AmberleyLaidley Lockyer Valley LaidleyMort Lockyer Valley Mutdapilly Ipswich MutdapillyNormanby Scenic Rim Warrill ViewNorth Somerset FernvalePurga Ipswich Churchill, Ripley, YamantoRosevale Scenic Rim RosevaleRosewood Lockyer Valley Glenore GroveTarampa Somerset LowoodTaylor Lockyer Valley Murphys Creek, WithcottTenthill Lockyer Valley Lower TenthillTerry Lockyer Valley Thorn Scenic Rim RosevaleThornton Lockyer Valley Townson Lockyer Valley Walloon Ipswich Rosewood, Marburg, MindenWhitestone Lockyer Valley
See also Lands administrative divisions of Queensland
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