Rural Routes Ontario

397 Queen S.
Paisley, Ontario
N0G 2N0

Ontario Tourism Region : Bruce Peninsula, Southern Georgian Bay and Lake Simcoe

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Pop. 1,040. In Elderslie T., Bruce C., on the Saugeen R. at the confluence of the Teeswater and Lockerby Rs. and Willow Cr. and C. Rds. 1,3, & 11, 23 km NW of Walkertown.
In the spring of 1851, Simon Orchard built a cedar raft at Walkerton, loaded his family and personal effects on it, and floated down the Saugeen R. in search of a new homestead. The first night they stopped at what is now Paisley and decided to settle.
Three weeks later Orchard was joined by his brother-in-law, Samuel Rowe, who built the first tavern.
The place was first called Mud River, the original name of the Teeswater R.
When the post office was established in 1872 it was named Paisley after the town in Renfrewshire, (now Strathclyde) near Glasgow, Scotland, an area from which many of the settlers had emigrated.
Because there are six bridges inside its boundaries and three more nearby, Paisley is nicknamed the 'Village of Bridges.'

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Off the beaten track:	Lockerby, Paisley area, 4km Ellengowan, 6km Bradley, Paisley area, 7km Lovat, 7km Williscroft, 8km Dunblane, 9km Turners, Port Elgin area, 9km Pinkerton, Walkerton area, 11km Gillies Hill, 8km Eden Grove, Walkerton area, 11km Salem, Paisley area, 9km Vesta, 9km Mount Hope, 12km Cargill Siding, 13km Narva, 14km Burgoyne, 15km Glammis, 15km	Dunkeld, 17km Arkwright, 17km Port Elgin, 17km North Bruce, 15km Malcolm, 16km Arranvale, 19km Scone, 16km Invermay, 20km Grimston, 19km Greenock, 23km Southampton, 22km Tara Siding, 21km Underwood, Tiverton area, 17km Tara, 22km Walkerton, 22km Kingarf, 21km Riversdale, 25km	Scotch Settlement, Port Elgin area, 26km Marmion, 20km Pearl Lake, 21km Little Egypt, 27km Otter Creek, Mildmay area, 26km Salem, Walkerton area, 28km Maple Hill, Hanover area, 24km Kinloss, 26km Lake Rosalind, 23km Peabody, 21km Armow, 23km Habermehl, 23km Tiverton, 22km Skipness, 30km Alvanley, 29km Baie du Doré, 22km
Nearby Lakes:	Cargill Mill Pond, 13km Bester Lake, 14km Meyer Lake, 14km Plum Lake, 14km Schmidt Lake, 16km Mullin's Mill Pond, 17km Arran Lake, 19km Cunningham Lake, 19km Pearl Lake, 21km Gordon Lake, 24km Dankert Lake, 21km Ruhl Lake, 22km Chesley Lake, 28km Manchester Lake, 28km Lake Rosalind, 23km Habermehl Lake, 22km Marl Lake, 24km	Silver Lake, 27km Clam Lake, 28km McGlinn Lake, 30km Hodgins Lake, 30km Maryville Lake, 32km McFarlane Lake, 31km Gould Lake, 33km Westfall's Lake, 26km Hamel's Pond, 32km Silver Lake, 34km Hayes Lake, 31km Copps Lake, 25km Carson Lake, 35km Witter's Pond, 33km North Louise Lake, 26km Louise Lake, 26km Town Line Lake, 32km	Statters Lake, 33km Boyd Lake, 26km Binns Lake, 27km Bluewater Lakes, 27km Metzger Pond, 30km McDonald Lake, 27km Brotske Lake, 28km Shallow Lake, 36km Mud Lake, 35km McCullough Lake, 29km Minkes Lake, 29km Stewart Lakes, 30km Harrison Lake, 30km Wraith's Lake, 40km Anderson Lake, 30km Shepherd Lake, 41km

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