871 Ward St.,
Bridgenorth, Ontario
K0L 1H0

Ontario Tourism Region : Kawartha and Northumberland

Phone : (705) 292-7333
Your Host(s) : Canada Post

Description From Owner:

• Pop. 1,671. In Smith T., Peterborough C., on the E shore of Chemung L. and C. Rd. 18, 9 km NW of Peterborough.
• The first house was erected by William Valley some time after 1818 and operated as a tavern.
• When Cornelius Herrington, a tailor, arrived in 1840, he and Asa Dunbar, then owner of the tavern, were the only two residents. In 1852 the Kelly family built a mill and the community began to grow.
• The post office was established as Bridgenorth in 1854, possibly because a floating bridge across L. Chemung -- not opened until 1870 -was then being planned, or after Bridgnorth in Shropshire, England.
• From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884

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