Midhurst, Ontario is a small community in the Township of Springwater, Ontario, Canada and the

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Simcoe County Simcoe County is located in the central portion of Southern Ontario, Canada. The county is just north of the Greater Toronto Area, stretching from the shores of Lake Simcoe in the east to Georgian Bay in the west. Simcoe County forms part of the ...

. With nearly 3,000 people, it is the largest population centre in Springwater. It is home to the

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of the

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. Midhurst has a public elementary school, Forest Hill Public School, which is a part of the

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History

Midhurst was named after the town of

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, in the United Kingdom. Cowdray Park is also named after the main park in that town. A tree nursery and a saw mill on Willow Creek existed in Midhurst that supplied trees for the province. 'Finlay Mill Road' is so named, as Alex Finlay was its owner. The Midhurst Pioneer Cemetery, no longer in operation, exists near the United Church, along with the non-denominational Midhurst Union Cemetery. Willow Creek featured a grist-mill and hydro power house that supplied electricity to Barrie from 1826 to 1888. The old grist-mill stone stands as a monument near the Finlay Mill bridge.

Arts and culture

Midhurst Autumnfest, an annual fall fair, has run from 1969 to present.

Attractions

*Green Pine Park and Doran Park are the two public parks in Midhurst, connected by Willow Creek. *

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opened in 2000. *Willow Creek runs through Midhurst and much of the surrounding marshland, alongside Hunter-Russel Trail. *The Springwater Public Library is located in Midhurst.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Midhurst is located at the junction of

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and

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. The community has a

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stop on its 1 Penetanguishene/Midland–Barrie bus route, which connects Midhurst to locations along the roughly north-south route.

Notable people

Robert Dick Orok Robert Dick Orok (October 2, 1878 – November 8, 1957) was a politician in Manitoba, Canada. He served in the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba from 1912 to 1915, as a member of the Conservative Party. Biography Orok was born in Midhurst, Ont ...

(1958) served in the

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from 1912 to 1915, as a member of the

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. *

Matthew Beleskey Matthew Beleskey (born June 7, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins and New York Rangers. Playing career Beleskey grew up in the small ...

(1988) former NHL left winger *

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(1991) is an Olympic

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. She won silver at the 2010 World Junior Figure Skating Championships, and bronze at the Canadian Figure Skating Championships, with partner

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References

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