Lemsford is an
unincorporated hamlet in
Clinworth Rural Municipality No. 230,
Saskatchewan
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,
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. It previously held the status of village until January 1, 1951. The hamlet is located 42 km east of the Town of
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at the intersection of
Highway 32
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International
* Asian Highway 32
* European route E32
Australia
* Great Western Highway
* Barrier Highway
* East Derwent Highway
* Mitchell Highway
Canada
* Alberta Highway 32
* Manitoba Highway 32
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and
Highway 649, the hamlet is also serviced by the
Great Western Railway
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.
History
Prior to January 1, 1951, Lemsford was incorporated as a
village
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, and was restructured as a
hamlet
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under the jurisdiction of the
Rural municipality
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These include:
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of Clinworth on that date.
Infrastructure
*
Lemsford Ferry
The Lemsford Ferry is a cable ferry in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. The ferry carries Highway 649 across the South Saskatchewan River at Lemsford. The ferry is located near Lemsford Ferry Regional Park.
The ferry is operated by the ...
, located 21 km north of Lemsford on
highway 649.
*
Great Western Railway
The Great Western Railway (GWR) was a British railway company that linked London with the southwest, west and West Midlands of England and most of Wales. It was founded in 1833, received its enabling Act of Parliament on 31 August 1835 and ran ...
, a Canadian short line railway company operating on former Canadian Pacific Railway trackage in southwest Saskatchewan.
Red Coat Road & Rail Ltd. - RCRR
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See also
* List of communities in Saskatchewan
Communities in the Province of Saskatchewan, Canada include incorporated municipalities, unincorporated communities and First Nations communities.
Types of incorporated municipalities include urban municipalities, rural municipalities and nort ...
* Hamlets of Saskatchewan
In most cases in Saskatchewan, a hamlet is an unincorporated community with at least five occupied dwellings situated on separate lots and at least 10 separate lots, the majority of which are an average size of less than one acre. Saskatchewan has ...
References
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Clinworth No. 230, Saskatchewan
Former villages in Saskatchewan
Unincorporated communities in Saskatchewan
Ghost towns in Saskatchewan