The County of Polwarth is one of the 37 counties of Victoria

Counties of Victoria

The Australian state of Victoria is divided into 37 counties. They are part of the lands administrative divisions of Australia. These counties were gazetted in stages between 1849 and 1871 as Victoria was progressively opened up to European settlement. By 1890 all parish boundaries had been gazetted...

 which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia

Cadastral divisions of Australia

Lands administrative divisions of Australia refers to the parts of Australia which are divided into the cadastral units of counties, parishes, hundreds, and other divisions for the purposes of land ownership...

, used for land titles. The County is in the Western District of Victoria and includes the Cape Otway

Cape Otway

Cape Otway is a cape in south Victoria, Australia on the Great Ocean Road; much of the area is enclosed in the Otway National Park.-History:...

 area, bounded by the Gellibrand River

Gellibrand River

The Gellibrand River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges near Beech Forest and enters Bass Strait at Princetown.It was named after Joseph Gellibrand, a solicitor from Van Diemen's Land.-References:...

 in the west and the Anglesea River

Anglesea River

The Anglesea River is a river in southwestern Victoria, Australia. It arises in the Otway Ranges and enters Bass Strait through the town of the same name.The river was named named after Anglesey, an island in Wales.-References:...

 and Barwon River

Barwon River (Victoria)

The Barwon River rises in the Otway Ranges of Victoria, Australia, runs through Winchelsea and the city of Geelong, where it is joined by the Moorabool River, and enters the sea at Barwon Heads after passing through Lake Connewarre on the Bellarine Peninsula...

 in the east, in the north by a line from Winchelsea

Winchelsea, Victoria

Winchelsea is a town in Victoria, Australia. It is in the Surf Coast Shire local government area and located on the Barwon River 115 km south-west of Melbourne and close to Geelong .- History :...

, through Colac

Colac, Victoria

Colac is a small city located in the Western District of Victoria, Australia, situated approximately 150 kilometres south-west of Melbourne on the southern shore of Lake Colac and the surrounding volcanic plains, approximately 40 km inland from Bass Strait. Colac is the largest city in and...

 to Larpent, and by Bass Strait

Bass Strait

Bass Strait is a sea strait separating Tasmania from the south of the Australian mainland, specifically the state of Victoria.-Extent:The International Hydrographic Organization defines the limits of the Bass Strait as follows:...

 to the south. The largest town is Colac. The County was proclaimed in 1849.

Parishes

Parishes within the county:

• Aire
• Angahook
• Bambra
• Barongarook
• Barramunga
• Barwon Downs
• Barwongemoong
• Birregurra (part in the County of Grenville)
• Boonah
• Colac
• Elliminyt
• Gerangamete
• Irrewarra
• Irrewillipe
• Kaanglang
• Krambruk
• La Trobe (part in the County of Heytesbury
  County of Heytesbury
  The County of Heytesbury is one of the 37 counties of Victoria which are part of the cadastral divisions of Australia, used for land titles. The County is in the Western District of Victoria bounded by the Gellibrand River in the east and the Hopkins River in the west. In the north the County was...
  
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• Lorne
• Moomowroong
• Moorbanool
• Murroon
• Nalangil
• Natte Murrang
• Newlingrook
• Olangolah
• Otway
• Pirron Yaloak
• Wangerrip
• Warrion (part in the County of Grenville)
• Weeaproinah
• Wensleydale
• Whoorel
• Wongarra
• Wyelangta
• Yan Yan Gourt
• Yaugher
• Yeo