Foxboro, Ontario
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Foxboro is a community located in southern Ontario
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....

, 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north of Belleville
Belleville, Ontario
Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...

. It is just east of Highway 62 linking Belleville with Bancroft
Bancroft, Ontario
Bancroft is a town located on the York River in Hastings County in the Canadian province of Ontario.- History :In 1853 the first pioneer family settled in the area, and over the next 15 years the settlement grew quickly, as another 88 families followed...

, and it has also direct road connections to and from Frankford, Stirling
Stirling-Rawdon, Ontario
Stirling-Rawdon is a township in the Canadian province of Ontario, located in Hastings County.-Communities:The township comprises the communities of Anson, Bonarlaw, Harold, Minto, Mount Pleasant, Sine, Springbrook, Stirling and Wellman....

 and Plainfield
Plainfield, Ontario
Plainfield, Ontario is a small community in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in Hastings County just north of Belleville....

 via Mudcat Lane. The Moira River
Moira River
The Moira River is a river in Hastings County in eastern Ontario, Canada. It travels from its source in the centre of the county to the county seat Belleville and is named after Francis Rawdon-Hastings, Earl of Moira.-Course:...

 runs just east of the community. The village of Foxboro is administratively part of the City of Belleville and the Mayor is Neil Ellis.

Nearest places

  • Stirling, northwest (distance: 12 km)
  • Plainfield
    Plainfield, Ontario
    Plainfield, Ontario is a small community in the Canadian province of Ontario. It is located in Hastings County just north of Belleville....

    , northeast (distance: about 6 km)
  • Belleville
    Belleville, Ontario
    Belleville is a city located at the mouth of the Moira River on the Bay of Quinte in Southern Ontario, Canada, in the Quebec City-Windsor Corridor. It is the seat of Hastings County, but is politically independent of it. and the centre of the Bay of Quinte Region...

    , south (distance: 10 km from the centre)
  • Frankford, west (distance: about 23 km)

Geography and Information

The area around Foxboro are made up of hills, farmlands and forests within the valley and hilly areas. The main industry until the mid-20th century were agriculture, businesses and other industries such as cheese making. The downtown section features a couple of shops on Ashley Street (formerly Main Street) where Highways 14 and 62 used to pass as well as on North Main Street and Old Madoc Road. The village was originally called Smithville after its founding resident Smith Demorest who built a modern clapboard house in 1810 on the Fifth Concession. The house still stands today at the corner of Main St. and the Fifth Concession.

See also

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