Bishop's Mills, Ontario

Bishop's Mills is a community in the municipality of North Grenville, United Counties of Leeds and Grenville, in eastern Ontario, Canada,[1] approximately 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Ottawa, south of Kemptville and east of Merrickville. An unincorporated place and Compact Rural Community, it has a population of about 135 and is the home of the Bishops Mills Natural History Centre.[3]

Bishop's Mills
Compact rural community
Main street of Bishop's Mills
Bishop's Mills
Location of Bishop's Mills in Southern Ontario
Coordinates: 44°52′25″N 75°42′16″W[1]
CountryCanada
ProvinceOntario
CountyUnited Counties of Leeds and Grenville
MunicipalityNorth Grenville
Settled1840 (1840)
Founded byChauncey Bishop, Ira Bishop
Elevation106 m (348 ft)
Population
 • Total135
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern Time Zone)
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern Time Zone)
Postal code
K0G 1T0
Area code(s)613, 343

The village name is derived from a grist mill and a saw mill built on a branch of the Rideau River, today called the North Branch of Kemptville Creek, by Chauncey Bishop (1796-1877) and his brother, Ira (1803-1883).[4] Descended from Loyalists originally from Connecticut, Chauncey and Ira founded Bishop's Mills in the 1840s 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,[4] in what was then known as Upper Canada. A surveyed village plan was registered in 1885.[4]

References
  1. "Bishops Mills". Geographical Names Data Base. Natural Resources Canada. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  2. Elevation taken from Google Earth at coordinates given in the Infobox. Accessed 2015-07-14.
  3. "The Bishops Mills Natural History Centre". Archived from the original on 2015-07-31. Retrieved 2015-07-14.
  4. "Bishop's Mills" (PDF). North Grenville Walking Tours. Municipality of North Grenville. Retrieved 2015-07-14.

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