Bishop's Mills, Ontario
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Bishop's Mills, Ontario
is a small community, approximately 65 kilometres southwest of Ottawa
, west of Kemptville and east of Merrickville, in the township
of North Grenville
. The rural community has a population of about 135 and is also the home of the Bishops Mills Natural History Centre http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm.
The village name is derived from a grist mill and a saw mill built on a branch of the Rideau River
by Chauncey Bishop (1796-1877) and his brother, Ira (1803-1883). Descended from Loyalists originally from Connecticut, Chauncey and Ira founded Bishop's Mills in the 1840's on land acquired from King's College, now the University of Toronto
. This land was part of Lot 2 and 3, 9th Concession of Oxford Township, Grenville County, in what was then known as Upper Canada.
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
is a small community, approximately 65 kilometres southwest of Ottawa
Ottawa
Ottawa is the capital of Canada, the second largest city in the Province of Ontario, and the fourth largest city in the country. The city is located on the south bank of the Ottawa River in the eastern portion of Southern Ontario...
, west of Kemptville and east of Merrickville, in the township
Township (Canada)
The term township generally means the district or area associated with a town. However in some systems no town needs to be involved. The specific use of the term to describe political subdivisions has varied by country, usually to describe a local rural or semi-rural government within the county...
of North Grenville
North Grenville, Ontario
North Grenville was established in January 1998 as a township in eastern Ontario, Canada, in the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville on the Rideau River. It is composed of the village of Kemptville, and the geographic townships of Oxford and South Gower. In 2005, a motion of council adopted the...
. The rural community has a population of about 135 and is also the home of the Bishops Mills Natural History Centre http://pinicola.ca/bmnhc.htm.
The village name is derived from a grist mill and a saw mill built on a branch of the Rideau River
Rideau River
thumb|Rapids on the Rideau River opposite [[Carleton University]].The Rideau River is a Southern Ontario river which flows north from Upper Rideau Lake and empties into the Ottawa River at Rideau Falls in Ottawa, Ontario. Its length is 146 km...
by Chauncey Bishop (1796-1877) and his brother, Ira (1803-1883). Descended from Loyalists originally from Connecticut, Chauncey and Ira founded Bishop's Mills in the 1840's on land acquired from King's College, now the University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
. This land was part of Lot 2 and 3, 9th Concession of Oxford Township, Grenville County, in what was then known as Upper Canada.