# Nelson Land District

Nelson Land District is a land district (cadastral division) of Western Australia, located within the South West Division on the state's south coast. It covers part of the state's Lower South West region and includes the townsites of Bridgetown, Manjimup, Pemberton, Northcliffe and Nannup as well as Point D'Entrecasteaux and, at its far southeastern corner, Walpole (the Frankland River is its boundary at this point).

## History

The system of land districts came together in an ad hoc fashion, and the Nelson district started to be subdivided in 1858 well before any thought was given to formally defining its boundaries.

## Towns and areas
### Towns

The Nelson district contains the following current or former townsites:
| Townsite | Coordinates | Gazetted | Notes |
| Asplin | 33°48′25″S 116°29′35″E﻿ / ﻿33.807°S 116.493°E﻿ / -33.807; 116.493﻿ (Asplin) | 1912 | |
| Balbarrup | 34°13′44″S 116°12′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.229°S 116.201°E﻿ / -34.229; 116.201﻿ (Balbarrup) | 1903 | "Manjimup" until 1910 |
| Balingup | 33°47′10″S 115°59′02″E﻿ / ﻿33.786°S 115.984°E﻿ / -33.786; 115.984﻿ (Balingup) | 1898 | |
| Boyup Brook | 33°49′59″S 116°23′17″E﻿ / ﻿33.833°S 116.388°E﻿ / -33.833; 116.388﻿ (Boyup Brook) | 1900 | "Boyup" until 1909 |
| Bridgetown | 33°57′29″S 116°08′28″E﻿ / ﻿33.958°S 116.141°E﻿ / -33.958; 116.141﻿ (Bridgetown) | 1868 | |
| Camfield | 34°54′58″S 116°27′54″E﻿ / ﻿34.916°S 116.465°E﻿ / -34.916; 116.465﻿ (Camfield) | 1957 | On Broke Inlet |
| Dinninup | 33°48′54″S 116°32′53″E﻿ / ﻿33.815°S 116.548°E﻿ / -33.815; 116.548﻿ (Dinninup) | 1915 | |
| Eastbrook | 34°23′49″S 116°06′22″E﻿ / ﻿34.397°S 116.106°E﻿ / -34.397; 116.106﻿ (Eastbrook) | 1932 | |
| Greenbushes | 33°50′49″S 116°03′29″E﻿ / ﻿33.847°S 116.058°E﻿ / -33.847; 116.058﻿ (Greenbushes) | 1899 | |
| Hester | 33°54′32″S 116°09′40″E﻿ / ﻿33.909°S 116.161°E﻿ / -33.909; 116.161﻿ (Hester) | 1899 | |
| Jardee | 34°17′06″S 116°07′16″E﻿ / ﻿34.285°S 116.121°E﻿ / -34.285; 116.121﻿ (Jardee) | 1927 | |
| Kirup | 33°42′25″S 115°53′31″E﻿ / ﻿33.707°S 115.892°E﻿ / -33.707; 115.892﻿ (Kirup) | 1901 | |
| Kulikup | 33°49′34″S 116°40′37″E﻿ / ﻿33.826°S 116.677°E﻿ / -33.826; 116.677﻿ (Kulikup) | 1912 | |
| Manjimup | 34°14′06″S 116°08′28″E﻿ / ﻿34.235°S 116.141°E﻿ / -34.235; 116.141﻿ (Manjimup) | 1910 | |
| Mayanup | 33°55′59″S 116°27′14″E﻿ / ﻿33.933°S 116.454°E﻿ / -33.933; 116.454﻿ (Mayanup) | 1907 | |
| Mullalyup | 33°44′42″S 115°56′53″E﻿ / ﻿33.745°S 115.948°E﻿ / -33.745; 115.948﻿ (Mullalyup) | 1901 | |
| Nannup | 33°58′55″S 115°45′54″E﻿ / ﻿33.982°S 115.765°E﻿ / -33.982; 115.765﻿ (Nannup) | 1890 | |
| North Greenbushes | 33°49′37″S 116°03′04″E﻿ / ﻿33.827°S 116.051°E﻿ / -33.827; 116.051﻿ (North Greenbushes) | 1899 | |
| Northcliffe | 34°37′55″S 116°07′26″E﻿ / ﻿34.632°S 116.124°E﻿ / -34.632; 116.124﻿ (Northcliffe) | 1924 | |
| Palgarup | 34°09′50″S 116°11′02″E﻿ / ﻿34.164°S 116.184°E﻿ / -34.164; 116.184﻿ (Palgarup) | 1909 | |
| Pemberton | 34°26′46″S 116°02′10″E﻿ / ﻿34.446°S 116.036°E﻿ / -34.446; 116.036﻿ (Pemberton) | 1925 | |
| Strachan | 34°24′11″S 116°27′40″E﻿ / ﻿34.403°S 116.461°E﻿ / -34.403; 116.461﻿ (Strachan) | 1957 | |
| Tonebridge | 34°14′02″S 116°42′29″E﻿ / ﻿34.234°S 116.708°E﻿ / -34.234; 116.708﻿ (Tonebridge) | 1961 | |
| Walpole | 34°58′41″S 116°43′59″E﻿ / ﻿34.978°S 116.733°E﻿ / -34.978; 116.733﻿ (Walpole) | 1933 | |
| Wheatley | 34°06′11″S 115°58′37″E﻿ / ﻿34.103°S 115.977°E﻿ / -34.103; 115.977﻿ (Wheatley) | 1956 | |
| Wilga | 33°41′38″S 116°13′48″E﻿ / ﻿33.694°S 116.230°E﻿ / -33.694; 116.230﻿ (Wilga) | 1915 | |
| Yanmah | 34°11′24″S 116°01′05″E﻿ / ﻿34.190°S 116.018°E﻿ / -34.190; 116.018﻿ (Yanmah) | 1923 | |

### Agricultural areas

Under the Land Act 1898, the Agricultural Lands Purchase Act 1896, and preceding regulations, it was open to the Governor to declare agricultural areas on crown land or repurchased estates on private land, to which special provisions applied for both alienation and improvement. Many of these estates came into being shortly after World War I for the purposes of soldier resettlement.
| Name | Coordinates | Gazetted | Notes |
| Brooklands Estate | 33°47′46″S 115°56′49″E﻿ / ﻿33.796°S 115.947°E﻿ / -33.796; 115.947﻿ (Brooklands Estate) | 1919 | West of Balingup |
| Cammilleri Estate | 33°48′58″S 115°47′02″E﻿ / ﻿33.816°S 115.784°E﻿ / -33.816; 115.784﻿ (Cammilleri Estate) | 1920 | |
| Cascades Estate | 33°52′55″S 116°07′05″E﻿ / ﻿33.882°S 116.118°E﻿ / -33.882; 116.118﻿ (Cascades Estate) | 1919 | |
| Cundinup Estate | 33°49′26″S 115°48′07″E﻿ / ﻿33.824°S 115.802°E﻿ / -33.824; 115.802﻿ (Cundinup Estate) | 1922 | |
| Glenlea Estate | 34°00′04″S 116°12′40″E﻿ / ﻿34.001°S 116.211°E﻿ / -34.001; 116.211﻿ (Glenlea Estate) | 1919 | near Glenlynn |
| Glenmore Estate | 33°48′54″S 115°58′05″E﻿ / ﻿33.815°S 115.968°E﻿ / -33.815; 115.968﻿ (Glenmore Estate) | 1919 | near Balingup |
| Norlup Park Estate | | 1920 | near Greenbushes |
| Perup AA | 34°15′40″S 116°21′40″E﻿ / ﻿34.261°S 116.361°E﻿ / -34.261; 116.361﻿ (Perup Agricultural Area) | 1898 | cancelled in 1904 |
| Ravenscliffe Estate | | 1919 | near Kirup |
| Tanjanerup AA | 33°58′55″S 115°47′06″E﻿ / ﻿33.982°S 115.785°E﻿ / -33.982; 115.785﻿ (Tanjanerup Agricultural Area) | 1897 | |
| Tweed AA | 33°58′41″S 116°24′22″E﻿ / ﻿33.978°S 116.406°E﻿ / -33.978; 116.406﻿ (Tweed Agricultural Area) | 1892 | |
| Wilgarrup AA | 34°08′46″S 116°14′46″E﻿ / ﻿34.146°S 116.246°E﻿ / -34.146; 116.246﻿ (Wilgarrup Agricultural Area) | 1898 | |