Desboro, Ontario

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Desboro is a community in Chatsworth Township, Grey County in southwestern Ontario, Canada, located south of Owen Sound and near the community of Chatsworth. [1] The community was named for Desborough in Northamptonshire, England. [2]

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References

  1. "Desboro". Geographical Names Data Base . Natural Resources Canada . Retrieved 2011-06-30.
  2. Rayburn, Alan (1997). Place names of Ontario. Toronto: University of Toronto Press. ISBN   0-8020-7207-0 . Retrieved 16 October 2017.

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