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 Harpurhey     
 Seaforth, ON (Nearby: Egmondville, Brucefield, Kippen, Dublin, Staffa)

 
 

52 Main N.
Seaforth, Ontario
N0K 1W0

Ontario Tourism Region : Huron, Perth, Waterloo and Wellington

Phone : (519) 527-0031
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Seaforth

Description From Owner:

  • Pop. 159. In Tuckersmith T., Huron C. on Hwy 8,34 kIn SE of Goderich. Dr. William Chalk settled here in 1834 and built the township's first brick house which he named Harpurhey.
  • . Dr. Chalk likely came from the village of Harpurgey, now part of Manchester, England.
  • By the mid-1860s the community's population approached 500, but in 1858 when the Buffalo, Brantford and Goderich Railway came through, it established a station at nearby Seaforth.
  • From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884


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Off the beaten track:
 
  • Harpurhey, 1km
  • Roxboro, 2km
  • Kinburn, 8km
  • Winthrop, 8km
  • St. Columban, 8km
  • Beechwood, Seaforth area, 9km
  • Vanastra, 9km
  • Harlock, 13km
  • Chiselhurst, 14km
  • Leadbury, 12km


  • Nearby Lakes:
     
  • Tricks Pond, 14km
  • Morrison Lake, 23km
  • Mud Lake, 36km
  • Purvis Lake, 44km
  • Wroxeter Mill Pond, 40km
  • Wraith's Lake, 45km
  • Lake Victoria, 41km
  • McFarlane Lake, 54km
  • McGlinn Lake, 54km
  • Statters Lake, 54km

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