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'''Paddockwood''' is a village in [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. It was named after the town [[Paddock Wood]] in [[Kent]], [[England]].
'''Paddockwood''' is a village in [[Saskatchewan]], [[Canada]]. It was named after the town [[Paddock Wood]] in [[Kent]], [[England]].


In the early 1900s by a Mr. Fred Pitts emigrated to the lumberland of Canada. From a log cabin he built there as a home, he set up a post office, collecting letters and parcels on horseback for residents of the settlement. He named the settlement '''Paddockwood''' after the village he had left in England.<ref>{{Citation |last=Walker|first=Jack|title=Beginnings and Bygones of Old Paddock Wood|year=1985|publisher=J C Walker|location=Paddock Wood, Kent}}</ref>
In the early 1900s Mr. Fred Pitts emigrated to the lumberland of Canada. From a log cabin he built there as a home, he set up a post office, collecting letters and parcels on horseback for residents of the settlement. He named the settlement '''Paddockwood''' after the village he had left in England.<ref>{{Citation |last=Walker|first=Jack|title=Beginnings and Bygones of Old Paddock Wood|year=1985|publisher=J C Walker|location=Paddock Wood, Kent}}</ref>


Paddockwood was the home of the first [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] hospital in the [[British Empire]], and was set up after the [[World War I|First World War]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Paddockwood Historical Society|title=Cordwood and courage : 1911-1982|year=1982|isbn=0-88925-407-9 |publisher=Paddockwood & District History Book |location=Paddockwood, Sask.}}</ref>
Paddockwood was the home of the first [[International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement|Red Cross]] hospital in the [[British Empire]], and was set up after the [[World War I|First World War]].<ref>{{Citation |last=Paddockwood Historical Society|title=Cordwood and courage : 1911-1982|year=1982|isbn=0-88925-407-9 |publisher=Paddockwood & District History Book |location=Paddockwood, Sask.}}</ref>

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Paddockwood
Town
Coordinates: 53°31′N 105°34′W / 53.517°N 105.567°W / 53.517; -105.567
CountryCanada
ProvinceSaskatchewan
Rural MunicipalityPaddockwood No . 520
Federal Electoral DistrictPrince Albert
Provincial ConstituencySaskatchewan Rivers
Government
 • MayorHintz Reg (2005)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central)
[1]

Paddockwood is a village in Saskatchewan, Canada. It was named after the town Paddock Wood in Kent, England.

In the early 1900s Mr. Fred Pitts emigrated to the lumberland of Canada. From a log cabin he built there as a home, he set up a post office, collecting letters and parcels on horseback for residents of the settlement. He named the settlement Paddockwood after the village he had left in England.[2]

Paddockwood was the home of the first Red Cross hospital in the British Empire, and was set up after the First World War.[3]

Paddockwood is served by the Paddockwood Public Library [4] as well as the Helbig's Forest 9-hole Course Golf Club [5] Paddockwood belongs to the Saskatchewan Provincial Constituency of Saskatchewan Rivers [6] and the Federal Electoral District of Prince Albert.

Demographics

Canada census – Paddockwood, Saskatchewan community profile
Population
Land area
Population density
Median age
Private dwellings
Median household income
References: earlier[7][8]

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Location and maps

  • Lat (DMS) 53° 31' 00" N
  • Long (DMS) 105° 34' 00" W
  • Dominion Land Survey Sec.28, Twp.54, R.24, W2Meridian


53°31′N 105°34′W / 53.517°N 105.567°W / 53.517; -105.567

Location relative to other communities

North: Northern Provincial Forest Forest Gate | Rebitt Lake McConechy Lake | Montreal
West: Northside | Christopher Lake Emma Lake Paddockwood East: Meath Park | Weirdale Foxford
South: Albertville | Henribourg

References

  1. ^ Government of Saskatchewan (April 11, 2007), Municipal Directory System, archived from the original on March 19, 2005, retrieved 2007-05-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  2. ^ Walker, Jack (1985), Beginnings and Bygones of Old Paddock Wood, Paddock Wood, Kent: J C Walker
  3. ^ Paddockwood Historical Society (1982), Cordwood and courage : 1911-1982, Paddockwood, Sask.: Paddockwood & District History Book, ISBN 0-88925-407-9
  4. ^ Wapiti Regional Library. An entire world worth exploring., archived from the original on 2006-12-13, retrieved 2007-05-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ Helbig's Forest Course, Paddockwood, Saskatchewan - Golf Course, archived from the original on 2007-09-27, retrieved 2007-05-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ Government of Canada through the Canadian Apparel & Textile Industries Program (CATIP), POLITICAL CONTACTS, archived from the original on 2007-09-27, retrieved 2007-05-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ "2006 Community Profiles". 2006 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. August 20, 2019.
  8. ^ "2001 Community Profiles". 2001 Canadian Census. Statistics Canada. July 18, 2021.
  9. ^ Statistics Canada: 2006 Community Profiles
  10. ^ Government of Canada, Archivia Net, Post Offices and Postmasters, archived from the original on 2006-10-06, retrieved 2007-05-05 {{citation}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
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