Cuddingwarra is an abandoned town in the Mid West region of Western Australia. The town is located between Cue and Big Bell. Gold was discovered in the area in 1888, with the town being initially known as Dead Finish. The name that was chosen was the name of the nearby Cuddingwarra hill. The hill was first recorded on an application for a pastoral lease submitted by the Lacy brothers in 1878-79. The town was gazetted in 1895. The Amphlett and Keating, a mining company, presented samples of gold of considerable value to the Bank of Australia in Perth from their mine in Cuddingwarra in 1895.