County of Manchester

Manchester
South Australia
Manchester
Coordinates32°31′54″S 137°27′37″E / 32.531780°S 137.460360°E / -32.531780; 137.460360
Established1891
Area5,000 square kilometres (1,930 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Port Augusta (part)
City of Whyalla (part)
Pastoral Unincorporated Area
Region Far North
Eyre Western
Lands administrative divisions around Manchester:
Newcastle
Hore-Ruthven Manchester Newcastle
Spencer Gulf
York York Spencer Gulf
FootnotesCoordinates
Adjoining counties

County of Manchester is a cadastral unit located in the Australian state of South Australia that covers land both located in the north-east of Eyre Peninsula and to the peninsula's north. It was proclaimed in 1891 and named after George Montagu, 6th Duke of Manchester who was the father-in-law of the Earl of Kintore GCMG, the Governor of South Australia at the time.