Barrington
Hamlet
Barrington is located in Southern Quebec
Barrington
Barrington
Location in southern Quebec.
Coordinates: 45°6′39.599″N 73°34′22.799″W / 45.11099972°N 73.57299972°W / 45.11099972; -73.57299972[1]
Country Canada
Province Quebec
RegionMontérégie
RCMLes Jardins-de-Napierville
ConstitutedJuly 1, 1855
Government
[2][3]
 • MayorPaul Viau
 • Federal ridingBeauharnois—Salaberry
 • Prov. ridingHuntingdon
Time zoneUTC−5 (EST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−4 (EDT)
Postal code(s)
J0L 1H0
Area codes450 and 579
Highways R-219
Websitewww.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
  5. ↑ "Search results". www.google.com.


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