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17090 Hwy # 50,
Palgrave,
Ontario
L0N 1P0
Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe
Phone : (905) 880-0531
Your Host(s) : Canada Post Palgrave
Description From Owner:
- Pop. 856. In the Reg. Mun. of Peel, on the Humber R. and C. Rd. 50, 43 km NW of Brampton.
- The place was first known as Buck's Town after Barney 'Buck' Dolan, an early hunter and tavern keeper.
- When the post office opened in 1869 the name Palgrave was 'imposed' on the predominantly Irish population of Bucks town, according to the Ontario Geographic Names Board.
- The community was so named to honour Englishman Sir Francis Turner Palgrave -poet, critic, and editor -- who published the Golden Treasury of English Songs and Lyrics.
- From Ontario Place Names 2007 David E. Scott Ph. 866 471 4123 or 905 680 7884
Address of this page:
http://www.ruralroutes.com/palgrave
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Visitors to this page: 2,869
Off the beaten track: |
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Hockley Valley, 4km
Cedar Mills, 3km
Black Horse, Schomberg area, 4km
Lockton, 4km
Albion, 5km
Ballycroy, 4km
Humber, 6km
Humber Grove, 7km
Cedarville, Tottenham, 7km
Castlederg, 6km
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Nearby Lakes: |
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Gibson Lake, 1km
Hall Lake, 6km
Widgett Lake, 8km
Tottenham Pond, 8km
Innis Lake, 9km
Kennifick Lake, 7km
Thompson Lake, 11km
Warnock Lake, 14km
Bell's Lake, 13km
Humber Springs Ponds, 14km
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