Flamborough, Ontario
Flamborough is a district and former municipality in the city of Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. For most of its existence before amalgamation with Hamilton in 2001, Flamborough comprised the former townships of East Flamborough, West Flamborough, and Beverly, as well as the village of Waterdown. The largest suburban community is the former village of Waterdown containing perhaps one third of its thirty thousand or so inhabitants. Other Flamborough communities include Carlisle, Christie's Corners, Clappison's Corners, Copetown, Freelton, Greensville, Lynden, Kirkwall, Millgrove, Mountsberg, Orkney, Peters Corners, Rockton, Troy, Sheffield, Valens, Strabane and Westover.
Flamborough | |
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Dissolved town (lower-tier) | |
Freelton farm, looking west on Concession Road 8 East | |
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Motto: United We Thrive | |
Country | Canada |
Province | Ontario |
Municipality | Hamilton |
Incorporated | January 1, 1974 (Town) |
Changed Region | 1974 Hamilton-Wentworth from Wentworth County |
Amalgamated | January 1, 2001 into Hamilton |
Time zone | UTC-5 (EST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
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