Fenwick is a community in the Canadian province of Ontario, in the town of Pelham. It is located in the Niagara Region. Welland is the closest city center. Fenwick has a population of 1,500.
Fenwick | |
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Unincorporated community | |
Coordinates: 43°1′29″N 79°21′40″W / 43.02472°N 79.36111°W | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Regional municipality | Niagara |
City | Pelham |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Forward sortation area | |
Area code(s) | 905 and 289 |
NTS Map | 030M03 |
GNBC Code | FBDWH |
History
editThe community was named in 1853. The name probably comes from Fenwick, East Ayrshire in Scotland, which was the birthplace of Dr. John Fraser, who was reeve of Pelham Township at the time.[1]
The post office dates from 1862.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN 0-8020-7207-0. Retrieved 13 October 2017.
- ^ Hamilton, William (1978). The Macmillan Book of Canadian Place Names. Toronto: Macmillan. p. 147. ISBN 0-7715-9754-1.
External links
edit- Fenwick at Geographical Names of Canada