Ayton is a community in the municipality of
West Grey
West Grey is a township in the northern area of Southwestern Ontario, Canada, in Grey County spanning across the River Styx, the Rocky Saugeen River, the Beatty Saugeen River, and the South Saugeen River.
The municipality was formed by order o ...
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Grey County
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,
Ontario
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Canada
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Formerly the seat of local government for the disbanded
Normanby Township, it is a rural village on the banks of the
South Saugeen River and the center of a prosperous farming area. Located on the intersection of Grey Road 3 and Grey Road 9, Ayton is geographically south of
Hanover
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, southwest of
Durham Durham most commonly refers to:
*Durham, England, a cathedral city and the county town of County Durham
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*Durham County, North Carolina, a county in North Carolina, United States
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, and a neighbour to
Neustadt.
Although mostly a farming community, Ayton has an arena (ice rink), community hall, recreation hall, elementary school (Normanby Community School), an
LCBO Outlet in Granny's General store (ATM), Lutheran Church, ELCIC,
Roman Catholic Church
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and several other businesses. The old water-powered mill, in the heart of the town, has a new career producing
hydro
Hydro from Ancient Greek word ὕδωρ (húdōr), meaning ''water''.
Hydro may also refer to:
Energy technologies
* Water-derived power or energy:
** Hydropower, derived from water
** Hydroelectricity, in electrical form
* "Hydro", AC mains ...
for the grid instead of
grist
Grist is grain that has been separated from its chaff in preparation for grinding. It can also mean grain that has been ground at a gristmill. Its etymology derives from the verb ''grind.''
Grist can be ground into meal or flour, depending on ho ...
for the farmer. Ayton is the home of Fisher Poultry, Domm Construction, Germania Mutual Insurance, Trixie Saloon, Weppler Farm Machinery Ltd. repairing older farm and construction equipment and sales of new smaller shortline equipment, and Filsingers Organic Foods with 100 acres of orchards and a store with a selection of health foods, some of several major industries in West Grey. It is also known for camping at two local camp grounds (Riverplace and Silent Valley). Some small organic farms can be found and some hobby farms. Culture stems from mostly Germanic and Irish settlers, but also some Dutch 1950s, Swiss and Filipino 1990-2000s.
The community takes its name from
Ayton, Scottish Borders
Ayton is a small village located in the historic county of Berwickshire, today part of the Scottish Borders region. It is on the Eye Water, from which it is said to take its name: Ayton means 'Eye-town'. It contains the former ancient tollbooth ...
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References
External links
Communities of Grey County: AytonTownship of West Grey
Communities in Grey County
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