Brome County, Quebec
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Brome County, is a historical county of Quebec. It takes its name from the name of a manor in the parish of Barham
in Kent
, England
that was named after the broom plant. It was named by English surveyors. The county was formed in 1855 from parts of Stanstead, Shefford
and Missisquoi
counties. The county is located in the Eastern Townships
, one of the 12 regions of Quebec. The county lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains
. Its eastern half is rolling countryside while its western half is part of the Richelieu River
plains.
The county is roughly an upside-down "L" shape, bound on the south by the Canadian-American border
(along 45° for 17.5 km from 72° 15′ W in Lake Memphremagog
to 72° 41.5′ W), in the east by in part Lake Memphremagog
and Stanstead County, in the north by Shefford County (45° 20′ N for 48 km from 72° 15′ W to 72° 52′ W) and in the west by Rouville and Missisquoi counties. The county is divided into five townships, three in the north and two in the south. The townships in the north are, from east to west, the Township of Bolton, the Township of Brome and the Township of Farnham. The southern townships are the Township of Potton
in the east and the Township of Sutton
in the west. The county seat is Knowlton in the Township of Brome. Notable physical features of the county include Mount Brome
in the northwestern corner of the Township of Brome and the much larger Mount Sutton in the Township of Sutton, and Brome Lake in the eastern part of the Township of Brome, which flows into the Yamaska River
, site of a famous duck farm. Along Lake Memphremagog in the Township of Potton are three mountains, from north to south, Mount Sugar Loaf, the larger Mount Owl's Head, and Mount Bear
. Owl's Head and Sutton are well-known ski hills.
In the early 1980s the county was abolished and the western half was transferred to the new Regional County Municipality of Brome-Missisquoi
and the eastern half was transferred to the Regional County Municipality of Memphrémagog
. A small part in the northwest were transferred to the Regional County Municipality of La Haute-Yamaska
.
Barham, Kent
Barham is a village and civil parish in the City of Canterbury district of Kent, England. It is situated close to the A2 road between Canterbury and Dover, 7 miles south-east of Canterbury and 7 miles north of Folkestone....
in Kent
Kent
Kent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
, England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
that was named after the broom plant. It was named by English surveyors. The county was formed in 1855 from parts of Stanstead, Shefford
Shefford County, Quebec
Shefford County is an historical county in southern Québec, Canada. It is named after Shefford, a small town in Bedfordshire county, England of the same name and is in the Eastern Townships region of Québec....
and Missisquoi
Missisquoi County, Quebec
Missisquoi County is a historical county in Quebec. In the early 1980s Quebec abolished its counties. Much of Missisquoi County became the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality except the southwestern part was transferred to Le Haut-Richelieu Regional County Municipality.The name of the...
counties. The county is located in the Eastern Townships
Eastern Townships
The Eastern Townships is a tourist region and a former administrative region in south-eastern Quebec, lying between the former seigneuries south of the Saint Lawrence River and the United States border. Its northern boundary roughly followed Logan's Line, the geologic boundary between the flat,...
, one of the 12 regions of Quebec. The county lies in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains
Appalachian Mountains
The Appalachian Mountains #Whether the stressed vowel is or ,#Whether the "ch" is pronounced as a fricative or an affricate , and#Whether the final vowel is the monophthong or the diphthong .), often called the Appalachians, are a system of mountains in eastern North America. The Appalachians...
. Its eastern half is rolling countryside while its western half is part of the Richelieu River
Richelieu River
The Richelieu River is a river in Quebec, Canada. It flows from the north end of Lake Champlain about north, ending at the confluence with the St. Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy, Quebec downstream and northeast of Montreal...
plains.
The county is roughly an upside-down "L" shape, bound on the south by the Canadian-American border
International Border
The India–Pakistan Border , known locally as the International Border , is the international boundary between India and Pakistan that demarcates the Indian states of Punjab, Rajasthan and Gujarat from the Pakistani provinces of Punjab and Sindh. Pakistan borders India in the east. The border...
(along 45° for 17.5 km from 72° 15′ W in Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River. However, three-quarters of its watershed, , is in Vermont. The...
to 72° 41.5′ W), in the east by in part Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog
Lake Memphremagog is a fresh water glacial lake located between Newport, Vermont, United States and Magog, Quebec, Canada. The lake is long with 73 percent of the lake's surface area in Quebec, where it drains into the Magog River. However, three-quarters of its watershed, , is in Vermont. The...
and Stanstead County, in the north by Shefford County (45° 20′ N for 48 km from 72° 15′ W to 72° 52′ W) and in the west by Rouville and Missisquoi counties. The county is divided into five townships, three in the north and two in the south. The townships in the north are, from east to west, the Township of Bolton, the Township of Brome and the Township of Farnham. The southern townships are the Township of Potton
Potton, Quebec
Potton is a township of 1,700 people, part of the Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality in the Eastern Townships region of Quebec, 125km southeast of Montreal and next to the United States border, north of North Troy, Vermont. The main village in the township is Mansonville...
in the east and the Township of Sutton
Sutton, Quebec
Sutton is a town situated in southwestern Quebec. It is part of the Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality in the administrative region of the Montérégie. The population as of the Canada 2006 Census was 3,805...
in the west. The county seat is Knowlton in the Township of Brome. Notable physical features of the county include Mount Brome
Mont Brome
Mont Brome is part of the Monteregian Hills in southern Quebec. Its summit stands above sea level. It is near the town of Bromont, Quebec. The ski resort Ski Bromont lies on its slopes.-Geology:...
in the northwestern corner of the Township of Brome and the much larger Mount Sutton in the Township of Sutton, and Brome Lake in the eastern part of the Township of Brome, which flows into the Yamaska River
Yamaska River
The Yamaska River is a river in southern Quebec, Canada.Its source is the Sutton Mountains region of the Eastern Townships of Quebec. It flows north-west to Farnham and from there north to the Saint Lawrence River at Sorel-Tracy. Altogether it is long with a drainage basin of 4784 square...
, site of a famous duck farm. Along Lake Memphremagog in the Township of Potton are three mountains, from north to south, Mount Sugar Loaf, the larger Mount Owl's Head, and Mount Bear
Mount Bear
Mount Bear is a high, glaciated peak in the Saint Elias Mountains of Alaska. It lies within Wrangell-Saint Elias National Park, about 4 miles west of the Yukon border. The Barnard Glacier flows from its southwest slopes, while the Klutlan Glacier lies to the north...
. Owl's Head and Sutton are well-known ski hills.
In the early 1980s the county was abolished and the western half was transferred to the new Regional County Municipality of Brome-Missisquoi
Brome-Missisquoi Regional County Municipality, Quebec
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and the eastern half was transferred to the Regional County Municipality of Memphrémagog
Memphrémagog Regional County Municipality, Quebec
Memphrémagog is a Quebec Regional County Municipality in Canada.-History:After the signing of the Treaty of Paris on September 3, 1783, the American Revolutionary War ended with the establishment of the state of Vermont. The border of Upper Canada was then defined at approximately 45 degrees north...
. A small part in the northwest were transferred to the Regional County Municipality of La Haute-Yamaska
La Haute-Yamaska Regional County Municipality, Quebec
La Haute-Yamaska is a regional county municipality in southcentral Quebec, Canada. It is named for its position at the height of the Yamaska River which cuts through the south part of the Regional County Municipality, and rises at Brome Lake located in neighbouring Brome-Missisquoi Regional County...
.