Burford, Ontario
Burford is a rural community and is part of the County of Brant, in central southwestern Ontario. It has 1,058 residents (2021 Census). It is located eight kilometres west of the City of Brantford along Highway 53, and seventy kilometres east of London, Ontario. It is approximately 100 km southwest of Toronto.
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Canada Post Office in Burford's downtown | |
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| Coordinates: 43°6′7.92″N 80°25′44.4″W | |
| Country | Canada |
| Province | Ontario |
| County | Brant |
| Settled | 1793 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.01 km2 (0.78 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 251 m (823 ft) |
| Population (2021) | |
| • Total | 1,058 |
| • Density | 525.3/km2 (1,361/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern) |
| Postal code | N0E 1A0 |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
Administrative offices for the County of Brant are located in Burford, making it one of three service hubs for the county (the others being Paris and St. George). Amongst designated heritage properties in the area is the former Burford Armoury, built in 1906, which was important for military training in earlier days when Canada had an active militia force in each county (the role now served by the Canadian Forces Reserves).
Burford is home to the Burford Bulldogs, a junior hockey team that plays in the Provincial Junior Hockey League.
Burford has a local golf course, Burford Golf Links, which was founded in 1980. It has gone through a number of different owners and is now part of the GolfNorth group of golf courses.
Burford also hosts the Burford Fall Fair every year. The fair was established in 1858 and after being hosted in Harley as the World's Fair, was relocated to Burford, when the Burford fair grounds were purchased in 1893. Over the years the Burford fair has grown from a one-day fair in 1893 to its current three days, hosted every Thanksgiving weekend. The fair attracts tourists and visitors from the surrounding towns as well as larger county of Brant and beyond.