Granville Centre is a

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community located in Annapolis County on the north shore of the

Annapolis River The Annapolis River () is a Canadian river located in Nova Scotia's Annapolis Valley. Geography Measuring 120 kilometres in length, the river flows southwest through the western part of the valley from its source in Caribou Bog (50 m 60 ft...

in western

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. The community is named after

John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville John Carteret, 2nd Earl Granville, 7th Seigneur of Sark (; 22 April 16902 January 1763), commonly known by his earlier title Lord Carteret, was a British statesman and Lord President of the Council from 1751 to 1763 and worked closely with the ...

References

Communities in Annapolis County, Nova Scotia {{AnnapolisNS-geo-stub