Heart's Delight-Islington, Newfoundland and Labrador
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Heart's Delight-Islington is a town on the south side of Trinity Bay
in the Canadian
province
of Newfoundland and Labrador
. The town, located on Newfoundland and Labrador Route 80, was incorporated in 1973 by amalgamating the formerly independent settlements of Heart's Delight and Islington. The Post Office was established in 1954. The first Postmistress was Maggie Chislett.
Danielle Seward represented Heart's Delight-Islington in the Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant
in 2007. She was crowned the winner of the pageant that year.
The font in the Anglican church was donated by the vicar of Kingskerswell
, Devon, England, in about 1893.
The town had a population of 249 in 1951 and 663 in the Canada 2006 Census
.
Trinity Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador
Trinity Bay is a large bay on the northeastern coast of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.Major fishing communities include Trinity and Heart's Content.-Industry:...
in the Canadian
Canada
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province
Provinces and territories of Canada
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of Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland and Labrador is the easternmost province of Canada. Situated in the country's Atlantic region, it incorporates the island of Newfoundland and mainland Labrador with a combined area of . As of April 2011, the province's estimated population is 508,400...
. The town, located on Newfoundland and Labrador Route 80, was incorporated in 1973 by amalgamating the formerly independent settlements of Heart's Delight and Islington. The Post Office was established in 1954. The first Postmistress was Maggie Chislett.
Danielle Seward represented Heart's Delight-Islington in the Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant
Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant
The Miss Teen Newfoundland & Labrador Pageant is a teen pageant based out of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador, Canada. Founded in 1996, the pageant sets out to annually showcase the talents and achievements and build the confidence of the province's brightest young women, between the ages of 13...
in 2007. She was crowned the winner of the pageant that year.
Location
The town is located on Route 80 between Cavendish and Heart's Desire. It is about 15 minutes from the Pitcher's Pond Golf Course, and 30 minutes from Carbonear in Conception Bay.Heart's Delight
There are two stories about the origin of the name. One is that it was named by a traveler who arrived in the cove and found his "Heart's Delight" there. The second says that Heart's Delight and the communities of Heart's Desire and Heart's Content were named after fishing vessels, the Heart's Delight, the Heart's Desire and the Heart's Content, that fished out of the surrounding harbour during the fishery in the 17th and 18th centuries. Heart's Delight was settled in the late 18th century. The earliest reference to Heart's Delight in the Trinity parish records is the birth of Elizabeth Wolfrey, daughter of William and Elizabeth, in 1785.The font in the Anglican church was donated by the vicar of Kingskerswell
Kingskerswell
Kingskerswell is a village and civil parish in the south of the county of Devon, England. The village grew up where an ancient track took the narrowest point across a marshy valley and it is of ancient foundation, being mentioned in the Domesday Book. It has a church dating back to the 14th century...
, Devon, England, in about 1893.
Islington
Islington, south of Heart's Delight, was originally called Island Cove, but the name was later changed to Islington after a village in England. Settled around the same time as Heart's Delight.The town had a population of 249 in 1951 and 663 in the Canada 2006 Census
Canada 2006 Census
The Canada 2006 Census was a detailed enumeration of the Canadian population. Census day was May 16, 2006. The next census following will be the 2011 Census. Canada's total population enumerated by the 2006 census was 31,612,897...
.