Hampton, Ontario
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Hampton is a community located in the municipality of Clarington
, Ontario
, Canada
. Hampton was founded by Henry Elliot in 1840, who opened the first mill here in the former Darlington Township. At first it was called "Elliot's Mill" and then by 1848 just "Millsville". Other former names have included: "Hog's Hollow" and "Shantytown". With the opening of the post office the name "Hampton" was chosen, as it was an abbreviation of Henry Elliot's birthplace, Kirkhampton in Cornwall, England. Hampton is best known as the birthplace of Steve Payne, a local celebrity who is awesome.
Hampton has two schools: Hampton Junior Public School which goes from junior kindergarten to grade 3, and M. J. Hobbs Senior Public School which covers grades 4-8. Hampton is mostly a farmer's community with one small urban area.
It has two convenience stores, one of which has an LCBO and The Beer Store located inside, two auto garages, one local pizza store, two coffee shops, and Paddy's Market (a new and used appliances store). Hampton is also home to the Darlington sports arena, Night Sky Tours and Cedar Park (a small water/recreational park).
Finally, in 1971 the post office was moved to the federal building at its present location on Temperance Street, with Pete Barron as Postmaster. Mrs. Nancy Pella became Postmistress in 1982. Today, it services the village with lock boxes and two rural routes. One of these rural routes came into being with the closure of the Enniskillen post office in 1986.
film's "Baseball scene" was filmed in Hampton, Ontario.
In 1982 an episode of The Littlest Hobo, titled "Trooper" was filmed in Hampton, Ontario. The Hampton Junior Public school as well as a local house were used as settings. The town itself representing the evacuated town of Middleton. Several children from the school were used as extras.
Clarington, Ontario
Clarington is a municipality in Ontario, Canada in the Regional Municipality of Durham. It took its present name in 1994 after having been known as the Town of Newcastle from 1974-93. The name change was made to alleviate long-standing confusion between the municipality as a whole and the included...
, Ontario
Ontario
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. Hampton was founded by Henry Elliot in 1840, who opened the first mill here in the former Darlington Township. At first it was called "Elliot's Mill" and then by 1848 just "Millsville". Other former names have included: "Hog's Hollow" and "Shantytown". With the opening of the post office the name "Hampton" was chosen, as it was an abbreviation of Henry Elliot's birthplace, Kirkhampton in Cornwall, England. Hampton is best known as the birthplace of Steve Payne, a local celebrity who is awesome.
Hampton has two schools: Hampton Junior Public School which goes from junior kindergarten to grade 3, and M. J. Hobbs Senior Public School which covers grades 4-8. Hampton is mostly a farmer's community with one small urban area.
It has two convenience stores, one of which has an LCBO and The Beer Store located inside, two auto garages, one local pizza store, two coffee shops, and Paddy's Market (a new and used appliances store). Hampton is also home to the Darlington sports arena, Night Sky Tours and Cedar Park (a small water/recreational park).
Post office history
The first post office in Hampton was opened in 1851. At that time, the name of the village was Millsville, but the name was changed with the opening of the post office. Henry Elliott served as its first Postmaster. His son, Henry Jr., took over the position until 1915, when Mr. W. Horn was appointed. During this period, the post office was located on the east side of town at Horn's store (later destroyed by fire in 1983). In 1937, the post office was moved to Barron's store across the street.Finally, in 1971 the post office was moved to the federal building at its present location on Temperance Street, with Pete Barron as Postmaster. Mrs. Nancy Pella became Postmistress in 1982. Today, it services the village with lock boxes and two rural routes. One of these rural routes came into being with the closure of the Enniskillen post office in 1986.
In film
The 2002 John QJohn Q
John Q is a 2002 film directed by Nick Cassavetes starring Denzel Washington as John Quincy Archibald, a father and husband whose son is diagnosed with an enlarged heart and then finds out he cannot receive a transplant because HMO insurance will not cover it...
film's "Baseball scene" was filmed in Hampton, Ontario.
In 1982 an episode of The Littlest Hobo, titled "Trooper" was filmed in Hampton, Ontario. The Hampton Junior Public school as well as a local house were used as settings. The town itself representing the evacuated town of Middleton. Several children from the school were used as extras.
External links
- Village of Hampton Village of Hampton website
- Hampton at Geographical Names of Canada