Hundred of Macclesfield

Hundred of Macclesfield
Cadastral division
Gums in the locality of Macclesfield
Hundred of Macclesfield
Coordinates: 35°08′29″S 138°50′33″E / 35.141490°S 138.842430°E / -35.141490; 138.842430
CountryAustralia
StateSouth Australia
LGAs
Established29 October 1846 (1846-10-29)
Area
 • Total
180 km2 (70 sq mi)
CountyCounty of Hindmarsh
Lands administrative divisions around Hundred of Macclesfield
Onkaparinga Onkaparinga Kanmantoo
Kuitpo Macclesfield Strathalbyn
Kondoparinga Bremer Strathalbyn

The Hundred of Macclesfield is a cadastral division of the County of Hindmarsh in South Australia. It lies in the Adelaide Hills and straddles the South Eastern Freeway. It is named after the Earl of Macclesfield while the aboriginal name used for the area covered by the hundred is reported to be Kangowirranilla, meaning 'place for kangaroos and water'. Within its bounds are the localities of Blakiston, Flaxley, Littlehampton, Macclesfield, Totness, parts of Bugle Ranges, Echunga, Gemmells, Green Hills Range, Meadows, Mount Barker, Mount Barker Junction, Mount Barker Summit, Nairne, Paris Creek, Strathalbyn and Wistow.

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