Cambray is a community in
Kawartha Lakes,
Ontario
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, situated at the intersection of Cambray Road and Elm Tree Road. It is on the main street connecting
Woodville to
Lindsay.
Originally a native encampment, Cambray was established as a mill site between Lindsay and Eldon Station. The first farm was owned by the Jarvis Family, followed by the Sinclair and Wilkinson families.
[Dyson & Freeborn "Times Gone By" (re: Downeyville, Cambray, Kirkfield and Cameron, Ontario)] It was located in
Fenelon Township
The Township of Fenelon was a municipality in present-day Kawartha Lakes, Ontario, Canada. The township was named after François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (missionary) (1641–79) who was a missionary in New France, establishing a mission ...
,
Victoria County Victoria County is the name of several locations:
In Australia:
*Victoria County, Western Australia
* County of Victoria, South Australia
In Canada:
* Victoria County, New Brunswick
* Municipality of the County of Victoria and the eponymous histo ...
until 2001, when it was reformed as Kawartha Lakes.
Joseph Wilkinson named the village and township because he admired the literary works of
François Fénelon
François de Salignac de la Mothe-Fénelon (), more commonly known as François Fénelon (6 August 1651 – 7 January 1715), was a French Catholic archbishop, theologian, poet and writer. Today, he is remembered mostly as the author of '' Th ...
, Archbishop of
Cambrai
Cambrai (, ; pcd, Kimbré; nl, Kamerijk), formerly Cambray and historically in English Camerick or Camericke, is a city in the Nord (French department), Nord Departments of France, department and in the Hauts-de-France Regions of France, regio ...
.
He also founded one of the first mills in 1855.
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Communities in Kawartha Lakes