Bewdley, Ontario

Bewdley
Bewdley is located in Southern Ontario
Bewdley
Bewdley
Location of Bewdley in southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°05′16″N 78°19′17″W / 44.08778°N 78.32139°W / 44.08778; -78.32139[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyNorthumberland
MunicipalityHamilton Township
First settled1794 (1794)
Present name1833
Elevation
193 m (633 ft)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code
K0L 1E0
[1]

Bewdley is a compact rural community in the township municipality of Hamilton, Northumberland County, Ontario, Canada,[1][2][3] with a population of about 650 people.[citation needed] The community was founded by William Bancks, whose ancestral home was Bewdley in England. It is located on the western end of Rice Lake about 15 kilometres (9 mi) north of Port Hope.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c "Bewdley". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2010-07-05.
  2. ^ a b "Toporama (on-line map and search)". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 12 September 2016. Retrieved 2021-02-13.
  3. ^ a b "Ontario Geonames GIS (on-line map and search)". Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources and Forestry. 2014. Retrieved 2021-02-13.