Barrington, Quebec

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Barrington
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Barrington
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°6′39.599″N73°34′22.799″W / 45.11099972°N 73.57299972°W / 45.11099972; -73.57299972 [1]
CountryFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Province Flag of Quebec.svg Quebec
Region Montérégie
RCM Les Jardins-de-Napierville
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
  MayorPaul 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
HighwaysQc219.svg R-219
Website www.hemmingford.ca

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]

See also

References

  1. "Banque de noms de lieux du Québec: Reference number 28436". toponymie.gouv.qc.ca (in French). Commission de toponymie du Québec.
  2. "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.
  3. Riding history for Beauharnois—Salaberry, Quebec from the Library of Parliament
  4. 1 2 http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~qchuntin/location/b.htm [ user-generated source ]
  5. "Search results". www.google.com.[ better source needed ]