Midhurst, Ontario

Midhurst
Unincorporated community
Midhurst is located in Ontario
Midhurst
Midhurst
Coordinates: 44°26′36″N 79°43′18″W / 44.44333°N 79.72167°W / 44.44333; -79.72167
Country Canada
Province Ontario
CountySimcoe County
Population
 (2011)
 • Total3,000
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code705
Websitemidhurstontario.com

Midhurst is a community in the Township of Springwater, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is the county seat, and with nearly 3,000 people,[1] the largest population centre in Springwater.

It is location of the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League. Midhurst has a public elementary school, Forest Hill Public School, which is a part of the Simcoe County District School Board.

History

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Midhurst was named after the town of Midhurst, in the United Kingdom.[1] Cowdray Park is also named after the main park in that town.[2] A tree nursery and a saw mill on Willow Creek existed in Midhurst that supplied trees for the province. 'Finlay Mill Road' is so named, as Alex Finlay was its owner.[2] The Midhurst Pioneer Cemetery, no longer in operation, exists near the United Church, along with the non-denominational Midhurst Union Cemetery.[3] Willow Creek featured a grist-mill and hydro power house that supplied electricity to Barrie from 1826 to 1888.[4] The old grist-mill stone stands as a monument near the Finlay Mill bridge.

Arts and culture

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Midhurst Autumnfest, an annual fall fair, has run from 1969 to present.[5][6]

Attractions

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  • Green Pine Park and Doran Park are the two public parks in Midhurst, connected by Willow Creek.
  • Barrie Community Sports Complex opened in 2000.[6]
  • Willow Creek runs through Midhurst and much of the surrounding marshland, alongside Hunter-Russel Trail.
  • The Springwater Public Library is located in Midhurst.

Infrastructure

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Transportation

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Midhurst is located at the junction of Ontario Highway 26 and Ontario Highway 27.

The community has two Simcoe County LINX stops on its Line 1 Penetanguishene/Midland–Barrie bus route, which connects Midhurst to locations along the roughly north-south route.

Notable people

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Midhurst Community History".
  2. ^ a b "Historic Midhust".
  3. ^ "Cemeteries of Springwater Township".
  4. ^ "Friends of Midhurst - Trails".
  5. ^ "Midhurst Autumnfest - Township of Springwater". www.springwater.ca. Archived from the original on October 12, 2015.
  6. ^ a b "Midhurst history timeline".