Barrington, Quebec
Barrington | |
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  Barrington Location in southern Quebec. | |
| Coordinates: 45°6′39.599″N 73°34′22.799″W / 45.11099972°N 73.57299972°W[1] | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Quebec |
| Region | Montérégie |
| RCM | Les Jardins-de-Napierville |
| Constituted | July 1, 1855 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor | Paul Viau |
| • Federal riding | Beauharnois—Salaberry |
| • Prov. riding | Huntingdon |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (EST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| Postal code(s) | |
| Area codes | 450 and 579 |
| Highways |  R-219 |
| Website | www |
Barrington is a hamlet in the Township of Hemmingford, located at the junction of Rte 219 and Fisher Road. It was previously called Johnson's Corners. Barrington was Mr. Johnson's middle name.[4]
The Barrington Post Office operated from a store at Barrington from 1861 until 1969. It was previously called Johnson's Corners Post Office.
A railway station used to be located about 1 km (0.6 mi)(45.121N/73.573W) north of Barrington at the junction of the Canada Atlantic Railway line to Cantic and the Grand Trunk Railway line to Hemmingford (both now abandoned).[4] On current Google Maps the same spot is called 'The Crutch' - meaning unknown. Barrington Station was also known as Johnson's Station. A recreation of the station with original sign is located at Canadian Railway Museum in Delson, Quebec.[5]
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 28436". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
- ^ "Ministère des Affaires municipales, des Régions et de l'Occupation du territoire: Hemmingford (township)". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-11-18.
- ^ Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
- ^ a b http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qchuntin/location/b.htm [user-generated source]
- ^ "Search results". www.google.com. [better source needed]
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