Burnham is an unincorporated community in Coulee Rural Municipality No. 136, Saskatchewan, Canada. The community is located on Highway 628, approximately 9 km (5.6 mi) north of Highway 363 and 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Swift Current.
Burnham | |
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  Burnham | |
| Coordinates: 50°09′22″N 107°16′52″W / 50.156°N 107.281°W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Saskatchewan |
| Region | Southwest Saskatchewan |
| Census division | 7 |
| Rural Municipality | Coulee |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Greg Targerson |
| • Administrator | Ken Hollinger |
| • Governing body | Coulee No. 136 |
| Time zone | CST |
| Postal code | S9H 1K8 |
| Area code | 306 |
| Highways | Highway 379 Highway 628 |
| [1][2][3][4] | |
The name probably comes from Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, although it's possible it may derive from another Burnham in England.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Archives, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on October 6, 2006
- ^ Government of Saskatchewan, MRD Home, Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on November 21, 2008
- ^ Canadian Textiles Institute. (2005), CTI Determine your provincial constituency, archived from the original on September 11, 2007
- ^ Commissioner of Canada Elections, Chief Electoral Officer of Canada (2005), Elections Canada On-line, archived from the original on April 21, 2007
- ^ Barry, Bill (September 2005). Geographic Names of Saskatchewan. Regina, Saskatchewan: People Places Publishing, Ltd. p. 66. ISBN 1-897010-19-2.
50°09′22″N 107°16′52″W / 50.156°N 107.281°W
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