Codroy is a community in the

Codroy Valley The Codroy Valley is a valley in the southwestern part of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. The Codroy Valley is a glacial valley formed in the Anguille Mountains, a sub-range of the Long Range ...

Newfoundland and Labrador Newfoundland and Labrador (; french: Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; frequently abbreviated as NL) is the easternmost province of Canada, in the country's Atlantic region. The province comprises the island of Newfoundland and the continental region ...

, Canada. It is a village with about 50 inhabitants, with most living in homes along

Newfoundland and Labrador Route 406 Route 406, also known as Codroy Road, is a highway on the western portion of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is a relatively short route, with its eastern terminus at Route 1 (Trans-Canada Highway) in th ...

, the main road in town.

History

The name "Codroy" is a contraction of the French ''Cap de Ray'', pronounced and spelled as one word ("Cadarri"). The

is 10 km north of

Cape Ray Cape Ray is a headland located at the southwestern extremity of the island of Newfoundland in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the site of the Cape Ray Lighthouse. It is located opposite Cape North on Cape Breton Island, ...

. There were different spellings until Captain Cook surveyed the area in 1765 and named it "Cod Roy" on his map, which remained the name since. The village was part of a settlement process that began with English settlers in 1822. Between 1820s to 1840s, Acadians and Irish Catholics began to migrate to the settlement. Codroy Island is actually connected to the mainland by a narrow spit and shelters Codroy Harbour.

Attractions

Holy Trinity Anglican Church, a Carpenter Gothic-style wood church built in 1913 to replace the 1906 church destroyed in a wind storm in 1912, is a registered heritage structure. The church has a large cemetery with about 400 graves. Codroy remains predominantly

Anglican Anglicanism is a Western Christian tradition that has developed from the practices, liturgy, and identity of the Church of England following the English Reformation, in the context of the Protestant Reformation in Europe. It is one of th ...

after most surrounding area residents became

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: *Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD *Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a lette ...

. The

Grand Codroy Estuary The Grand Codroy Estuary is a 925 hectare wetland on the southwestern coast of the island of Newfoundland in Canada, approximately 30 km north of Port aux Basques. It is " neof the most productive of Newfoundland's few estuarine wetlan ...

is nearby, as is

Point Rosee Point Rosee (French: ''Pointe Rosée''), previously known as Stormy Point, is a headland near Codroy at the southwest end of the island of Newfoundland, on the Atlantic coast of Canada. In 2014, archaeologist Sarah Parcak, using near-infrared s ...

, once thought to be a possible Norse site.

Employers

Moore Variety is the only corner store in the village. It is attached to the

Canada Post Canada Post Corporation (french: Société canadienne des postes), trading as Canada Post (french: Postes Canada), is a Crown corporation that functions as the primary postal operator in Canada. Originally known as Royal Mail Canada (the opera ...

Codroy Postal Station. Codroy Seafoods Incorporated, which processes shellfish and groundfish and exports them to other places in North America and Europe, is the largest employer. It operates a fish processing facility in Codroy Harbour. Fishing trawlers and other fishing vessels dock in the harbour, which is maintained by Fisheries and Oceans Canada. Other businesses in the village include: * Islandview Lounge - local bar * Oceanview Seniors Club - a social club in the building near the harbour

Local services

Codroy Fire Hall located next to Holy Trinity Church on Holy Trinity Church Road provides fire suppression and ambulance service in the village. There are no hospitals or clinics in Codroy, the closest medical facility is a clinic in

Channel-Port aux Basques Channel-Port aux Basques is a town at the extreme southwestern tip of Newfoundland fronting on the western end of the Cabot Strait. A Marine Atlantic ferry terminal is located in the town which is the primary entry point onto the island of Newfoun ...

to the south. The closest school is Belanger Memorial School, a high school in Millville to the south

References

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* Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador {{Newfoundland-geo-stub