Midhurst, Ontario
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Midhurst | |
|---|---|
Unincorporated community | |
  Midhurst | |
| Coordinates: 44°26′36″N 79°43′18″W / 44.44333°N 79.72167°W | |
| Country |  Canada |
| Province |  Ontario |
| County | Simcoe County |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 3,000 |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| Area code | 705 |
| Website | midhurstontario |
Midhurst is a community in the Township of Springwater, Simcoe County, Ontario, Canada. It is the county seat, and with nearly 3,000 people,[1] the largest population centre in Springwater.
It is the location of the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League. Midhurst has a public elementary school, Forest Hill Public School, which is a part of the Simcoe County District School Board.
Midhurst was named after the town of Midhurst, in the United Kingdom.[1] Cowdray Park is also named after the main park in that town.[2] A tree nursery and a saw mill on Willow Creek existed in Midhurst that supplied trees for the province. 'Finlay Mill Road' is so named, as Alex Finlay was its owner.[2] The Midhurst Pioneer Cemetery, no longer in operation, exists near the United Church, along with the non-denominational Midhurst Union Cemetery.[3] Willow Creek featured a grist-mill and hydro power house that supplied electricity to Barrie from 1826 to 1888.[4] The old grist-mill stone stands as a monument near the Finlay Mill bridge.
Arts and culture
Attractions
- Green Pine Park and Doran Park are the two public parks in Midhurst, connected by Willow Creek.
- Barrie Community Sports Complex opened in 2000.[6]
- Willow Creek runs through Midhurst and much of the surrounding marshland, alongside Hunter-Russel Trail.
- The Springwater Public Library is located in Midhurst.