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Brunswick
Location of Brunswick in British Columbia

Brunswick is a settlement in British Columbia, [1] located near the Village of Lions Bay. The name Brunswick is used for the railway point and former flagstop at this location for the British Columbia Railway. [2]

Name

The locality was named in association with nearby Mount Brunswick, which was named for HMS Brunswick, which was in the Battle of the Glorious First of June in 1794. [3]

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51°37′59″N127°33′25″W / 51.633°N 127.557°W / 51.633; -127.557