Aldershot, Burlington

Aldershot
Unincorporated community
Aldershot train station.
Country	Canada
Province	Ontario
Regional municipality	Halton
City	Burlington
Settled	1790s
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
Forward sortation area	L7L, L7M, L7N, L7P, L7T
Area code(s)	905 and 289
NTS Map	030M05
GNBC Code	FACFL

Aldershot (Population: (2001): 3,868) is a community in south-central Ontario, Canada, on Burlington Bay, Lake Ontario. It is a neighbourhood of Burlington, in Halton Regional Municipality.

This former unincorporated village was previously a part of East Flamborough Township until it was annexed by the City of Burlington in 1962. It has a "fiercely independent spirit" and always maintained a quality of independence and individual identity. This may be because Aldershot, originally called Burlington Plains, may have been the earliest settlement in East Flamborough Township. It was first surveyed in 1791 by Augustus Jones. It is believed the first family to settle in the area was the Fonger Family in the early 1790s.

Transport

Via Rail and GO Transit operate Aldershot railway station, on the Quebec City–Windsor Corridor and Lakeshore West lines respectively, which serves the immediate area and the adjacent city of Hamilton.

See also

• Aldershot High School

References

• "Topographic Map sheet 30M5". Atlas of Canada. Natural Resources Canada. 2006-02-06. Archived from the original on 22 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-12. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

External links

• Aldershot at Geographical Names of Canada