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'''Fenwick''' is a community in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Ontario]], in the town of [[Pelham, Ontario|Pelham |
'''Fenwick''' is a community in the [[Provinces and territories of Canada|Canadian province]] of [[Ontario]], in the town of [[Pelham, Ontario|Pelham]]. It is located in the [[Regional Municipality of Niagara|Niagara Region]]. Welland is the closest city center. Fenwick has a population of 1,500. |
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==History== |
==History== |
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The community was named in 1853. The name probably comes from [[Fenwick, East Ayrshire]] in Scotland, which was the birthplace of Dr. John Fraser, who was reeve of Pelham Township at the time.<ref name="ont1">{{cite book|last1=Rayburn|first1=Alan|title=Place names of Ontario|date=1997|publisher=University of Toronto Press|location=Toronto|isbn=0-8020-7207-0|url=https://books.google.com/books |
The community was named in 1853. The name probably comes from [[Fenwick, East Ayrshire]] in Scotland, which was the birthplace of Dr. John Fraser, who was reeve of Pelham Township at the time.<ref name="ont1">{{cite book|last1=Rayburn|first1=Alan|title=Place names of Ontario|date=1997|publisher=University of Toronto Press|location=Toronto|isbn=0-8020-7207-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TwF6AAAAMAAJ|accessdate=13 October 2017}}</ref> |
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The post office dates from 1862.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Hamilton|first=William|title=The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names|publisher=Macmillan|year=1978|isbn=0-7715-9754-1|location=Toronto|pages=147}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[http://geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/v9/sima_unique_v9?english |
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110608172549/http://geonames2.nrcan.gc.ca/cgi-bin/v9/sima_unique_v9?english%3FFBDWH%3FC Fenwick] at Geographical Names of Canada |
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Latest revision as of 18:44, 27 July 2022
Fenwick | |
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Unincorporated community | |
 Canboro Road in Fenwick | |
| Coordinates: 43°1′29″N 79°21′40″W / 43.02472°N 79.36111°W | |
| Land | Kanada |
| Province | Ontario |
| Regional municipality | Niagara |
| City | Pelham |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Forward sortation area | |
| Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
| NTS Map | 030M03 |
| GNBC Code | FBDWH |
Fenwick is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the town of Pelham. It is located in the Niagara Region. Welland is the closest city center. Fenwick has a population of 1,500.
History
[edit]The community was named in 1853. The name probably comes from Fenwick, East Ayrshire in Scotland, which was the birthplace of Dr. John Fraser, who was reeve of Pelham Township at the time.[1]
The post office dates from 1862.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 147. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
External links
[edit]- Fenwick at Geographical Names of Canada
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