Cadastral in Queensland, Australia
The County of Churchill is a county (a cadastral division ) in Queensland , Australia .[ 1] 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 .[ 2] 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 .[ 1]
Churchill is divided into parishes, as listed below:
Parish LGA Coordinates Towns Alfred Ipswich 27°42′S 152°26′E / 27.700°S 152.433°E / -27.700; 152.433 (Alfred Parish ) Grandchester Blenheim Lockyer Valley 27°36′S 152°20′E / 27.600°S 152.333°E / -27.600; 152.333 (Blenheim Parish ) Forest Hill , Lawes Brassall Ipswich 27°33′S 152°43′E / 27.550°S 152.717°E / -27.550; 152.717 (Brassall Parish ) Brassall , Leichhardt , Pine Mountain Campbell Lockyer Valley 27°39′S 152°03′E / 27.650°S 152.050°E / -27.650; 152.050 (Campbell Parish ) Flagstone Creek , Preston Clumber Scenic Rim 28°06′S 152°30′E / 28.100°S 152.500°E / -28.100; 152.500 (Clumber Parish ) Colin Lockyer Valley 27°43′S 152°02′E / 27.717°S 152.033°E / -27.717; 152.033 (Colin Parish ) East Haldon Lockyer Valley 27°52′S 152°14′E / 27.867°S 152.233°E / -27.867; 152.233 (East Haldon Parish ) Fassifern Scenic Rim 27°57′S 152°34′E / 27.950°S 152.567°E / -27.950; 152.567 (Fassifern Parish ) Aratula , Kalbar Ferguson Ipswich 27°42′S 152°31′E / 27.700°S 152.517°E / -27.700; 152.517 (Ferguson Parish ) Flagstone Lockyer Valley 27°37′S 152°04′E / 27.617°S 152.067°E / -27.617; 152.067 (Flagstone Parish ) Middle Ridge , Withcott Flinders Scenic Rim 27°47′S 152°42′E / 27.783°S 152.700°E / -27.783; 152.700 (Flinders Parish ) Harrisville Forbes Scenic Rim 27°47′S 152°34′E / 27.783°S 152.567°E / -27.783; 152.567 (Forbes Parish ) Franklin Ipswich 27°48′S 152°27′E / 27.800°S 152.450°E / -27.800; 152.450 (Franklin Parish ) Gatton Lockyer Valley 27°35′S 152°17′E / 27.583°S 152.283°E / -27.583; 152.283 (Gatton Parish ) Gatton Goolman Scenic Rim 27°49′S 152°47′E / 27.817°S 152.783°E / -27.817; 152.783 (Goolman Parish ) Peak Crossing Grandchester Lockyer Valley 27°37′S 152°30′E / 27.617°S 152.500°E / -27.617; 152.500 (Grandchester Parish ) Hatton Vale Jeebropilly Ipswich 27°40′S 152°39′E / 27.667°S 152.650°E / -27.667; 152.650 (Jeebropilly Parish ) Amberley Laidley Lockyer Valley 27°37′S 152°24′E / 27.617°S 152.400°E / -27.617; 152.400 (Laidley Parish ) Laidley Mort Lockyer Valley 27°43′S 152°21′E / 27.717°S 152.350°E / -27.717; 152.350 (Mort Parish ) Mutdapilly Ipswich 27°43′S 152°36′E / 27.717°S 152.600°E / -27.717; 152.600 (Mutdapilly Parish ) Mutdapilly Normanby Scenic Rim 27°51′S 152°38′E / 27.850°S 152.633°E / -27.850; 152.633 (Normanby Parish ) Warrill View North Somerset 27°28′S 152°39′E / 27.467°S 152.650°E / -27.467; 152.650 (North Parish ) Fernvale Purga Ipswich 27°41′S 152°44′E / 27.683°S 152.733°E / -27.683; 152.733 (Purga Parish ) Churchill , Ripley , Yamanto Rosevale Scenic Rim 27°53′S 152°27′E / 27.883°S 152.450°E / -27.883; 152.450 (Rosevale Parish ) Rosevale Rosewood Lockyer Valley 27°32′S 152°29′E / 27.533°S 152.483°E / -27.533; 152.483 (Rosewood Parish ) Glenore Grove Tarampa Somerset 27°29′S 152°33′E / 27.483°S 152.550°E / -27.483; 152.550 (Tarampa Parish ) Lowood Taylor Lockyer Valley 27°31′S 152°01′E / 27.517°S 152.017°E / -27.517; 152.017 (Taylor Parish ) Murphys Creek , Withcott Tenthill Lockyer Valley 27°39′S 152°14′E / 27.650°S 152.233°E / -27.650; 152.233 (Tenthill Parish ) Lower Tenthill Terry Lockyer Valley 27°35′S 152°07′E / 27.583°S 152.117°E / -27.583; 152.117 (Terry Parish ) Thorn Scenic Rim 27°52′S 152°32′E / 27.867°S 152.533°E / -27.867; 152.533 (Thorn Parish ) Rosevale Thornton Lockyer Valley 27°48′S 152°21′E / 27.800°S 152.350°E / -27.800; 152.350 (Thornton Parish ) Townson Lockyer Valley 27°53′S 152°22′E / 27.883°S 152.367°E / -27.883; 152.367 (Townson Parish ) Walloon Ipswich 27°35′S 152°40′E / 27.583°S 152.667°E / -27.583; 152.667 (Walloon Parish ) Rosewood , Marburg , Minden Whitestone Lockyer Valley 27°46′S 152°13′E / 27.767°S 152.217°E / -27.767; 152.217 (Whitestone Parish )
27°50′S 152°20′E / 27.833°S 152.333°E / -27.833; 152.333