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1454 Gilford Rd RR # 1,
Gilford,
Ontario
L0L 1R0
Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe
Phone : (705) 456-2101
Your Host(s) : Gilford Plaza General Store
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 358. In West Gwillimbury T., Simcoe C., 2 km. W of the W shore of Cook's Bay off L. Simcoe, on C. Rd. 89,22 km. SE of Barrie.
- The name was chosen by the wife of Postmaster Thomas Maconchy in 1863.
- Margaret Patterson (George) Maconchy's hometown was Cookstown in County Tyrone, Ireland, but because there was a place nearby already named Cookstown, she chose the name Gilford after a place of the same name also in County Down, Ireland.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/gilford
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Visitors to this page: 2,775
Off the beaten track: |
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Gilford Beach, 1km
Shore Acres, 1km
Bayview Beach, 2km
Ballydown Beach, 3km
De Grassi Point, 4km
Stoney Point, 5km
Killarney Beach, 5km
Fennell, 4km
Deerhurst, 5km
Orchard Beach, Lake Simcoe area, 6km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Dike Pond, 17km
Little Lake, 25km
Franklin Pond, 21km
Lake Seneca, 29km
Mary Lake, 30km
van Nostrand Lake, 28km
Hackett Lake, 31km
Kelly Lake, 31km
Lake Simcoe, 28km
Preston Lake, 29km
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