In 2001, the new city of

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was formed. The Regional Municipality of Hamilton-Wentworth and its six local municipalities; Ancaster,

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, Hamilton and Stoney Creek amalgamated. (January 1) Before amalgamation, the "old" City of Hamilton was made up of 100 neighbourhoods. Today in the new megacity, there are over 200 designated neighbourhoods. The first four neighbourhoods in Hamilton were Beasley,

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, Durand and Corktown. Below is a list of some of the more noteworthy neighbourhoods found in the city of Hamilton:

Lower City (below Escarpment)

* Ainslie Woodbr>
is centered on Alexander Park and located near McMaster University. It is bordered to the north by Main Street and Dundas, to the south and east by Highway 403, and to the west by Dundas and Ancaster. * Bartonville (Hamilton, Ontario), Bartonville * Hamilton Beach * Beasley, named after Richard Beasley (1761-1842), soldier, political figure, farmer and businessman in Upper Canada. * Blakely *

, Downtown core + site of

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and Jamesville, which is shared by the Italian & Portuguese communities of Hamilton. Little Racalmuto (Italian) A rich Italian history, where an entire village in southern Italy—Racalmuto—immigrated and settled in Hamilton. Today the Italian heritage is strong and is shared with a neighbouring Portuguese population. * Chedoke Park B * Cherry Heights * Community Beach * Cootes Paradise A * Cootes Paradise B * Corktown, Irish settlement on the south east side of downtown. * Corman * Crown Point East * Crown Point West * Delta East * Delta West, where King and Main Streets (normally parallel) intersect. *

Durand, (Hamilton, Ontario), Durand, historically was home to the 'industrialists'. This south of downtown neighbourhood is quite possibly the largest concentration of early 20c castles/mansions in Canada. The grand homes were home to the families whose names graced the signs of the north end factories. Named after

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, businessman and political figure in

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. (Hamilton) *

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, named after Hamiltonian, Sir

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, (1842-1929), who was

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of Ontario from 1908 to 1914. * Glenview East * Glenview West * Grayside *

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* Greenhill * Homeside

International Village (Hamilton, Ontario), International Village * Keith (Burlington and Wentworth area)

Kirkendall North (Hamilton, Ontario), Kirkendall North

Kirkendall South (Hamilton, Ontario), Kirkendall South * Lakely * Landsdale * McQuesten East, named after

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, (1882-1948), lawyer, politician and government appointee who helped

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to relocate from Toronto to west Hamilton in 1930. * McQuesten West * Nashdale *

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* The North End *

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* Red Hill * Riverdale East * Riverdale West * Rockton, Ontario * Rosedale (bound by the Escarpment, Lawrence, Red Hill Express, Kenilworth) * St. Clair * Stinson, Named after Thomas Stinson, (1798-1864), merchant, banker, landowner. He was an extensive landowner in not only in Hamilton but as well as

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, and Superior City, Wisconsin, which he named. * Stipeley * Stoney Creek, (locally known as the "Crick" or "Tony Creek" from its large Italian population. In recent years first generation Indian and Pakistani immigrants have largely settled in Stoney Creek.) * Strathcona *

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, Named after John Vincent, (1764-1848), British army officer in the

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.

Westdale, Ontario, Westdale, originally an upper-class, master-planned neighbourhood from the 1920s, that forbade eastern Europeans, Jews and people of colour from residing there. In later years it became a Jewish neighbourhood with one of Hamilton's three Jewish synagogues. (Another is in nearby Ainslie Wood.) Built around oval streets that surround the centre Westdale Village. *

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* Winona Park

Mountain (Escarpment)

* Allison * Ancaster Village * Ainslie Wood * Albion Falls * Balfour, named after James Balfour, (1854-1917), architect, Canada Life Assurance Company building at corner of King & James (1883), City Hall on corner of James & York (1888). The Balfour neighbourhood on the Hamilton Mountain was named after him. It is bounded by Fennell Avenue East (north), Mohawk Road East (south), Upper James Street (west) and Upper Wellington Street (east). Notable landmarks in this neighbourhood include the Mountain Plaza Mall and Norwood Park. * Barnstown * Berrisfield *

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* Birdland, a neighborhood on the central mountain where all the streets have been named after local birds. *

Bonnington Bonnington is a dispersed village and civil parish on the northern edge of the Romney Marsh in Ashford District of Kent, England. The village is located to the south of the town of Ashford on the B2067 ( Hamstreet to Hythe road). Bonnington h ...

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* Bruleville *

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, named after

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, businessman and political figure in Canada West (Hamilton). * Burkhome *

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, named after Richard Butler, (1834-1925), editor, publisher, journalist. *

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* Centremount * Chapel East * Chapel West * Crerar, named after

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, who was a Canadian general and the country's "leading field commander" in World War II. *

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, named after Lockhart Duff, (1793-1858), landowner, his house was demolished at this site to make way for a service station. * Eastmount *

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* Elfrida * Falkirk East * Falkirk West *

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, named after Clementina Trenholme, (1844-1918), Clementina (Fessenden) Trenholme, author, social organizer. Also, mother of

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, the radio pioneer. Had two neighbourhoods named after her, Fessenden and Trenholme, both on the Hamilton Mountain. *

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* Gilkson * Mount Hope, (site of

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). * Gourley * Greeningdon * Greensville * Gurnett *

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* Hannon North * Hannon South * Hannon West * Harmony Hall * Heritage Green * Hill Park * Huntington * Inch Park, named after

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, (1857-1933), dairy farmer, politician. *

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, named after

Robert Kirkland Kernighan Robert Kirkland Kernighan (25 April 1854 – 3 November 1926) was a Canadian poet, journalist, and farmer. Born at Rushdale Farm, Rockton, Ontario, he apprenticed as a journalist on the ''Hamilton Spectator'' staff. In about 1876, the paper pri ...

, (1854-1926), poet, journalist. * King's Forest Upper * Lawfield * Leckie Park, named after

Campbell Leckie Campbell Leckie (1848, Glasgow – 14 January 1925, Hamilton, Ontario) was a Scottish-Canadian engineer. Leckie completed his technical school training in Scotland, becoming a marine engineer on ships in the Atlantic. He emigrated to Hamilton in ...

, (1848-1925), engineer. * Lisgar * Macassa * Meadowlands * Mewburr *

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* Millgrove *

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* North Glanford *

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* Pleasant Valley * Quinndale *

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* Randall *

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* Rushdale * Ryckman's, One of two neighbourhoods named after Samuel Ryckman, (1777-1846), farmer, surveyor. Constructed a log house and a barn on the present-day Ryckmans Corners. * Ryckman's Corners, One of two neighbourhoods named after Samuel Ryckman, (1777-1846), farmer, surveyor. Constructed a log house and a barn on the present-day Ryckmans Corners. * Rymal Station *

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, named after

William Southam William Southam (August 23, 1843 – February 27, 1932) was a Canadian newspaper publisher. Born in Montreal, Quebec, he began his newspaper career working for the '' London Free Press''. The first newspaper he bought was the ''Hamilton Specta ...

, (1843-1932), publisher, philanthropist. * Sunninghill * Templemead *

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* Trenholme, named after Clementina Trenholme, (1844-1918), Clementina (Fessenden) Trenholme, author, social organizer. Also, mother of

, the radio pioneer. Had two neighbourhoods named after her, Fessenden and Trenholme, both on the Hamilton Mountain. * Twenty Place *

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* Westcliffe *

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References

* Weaver, John C. (1985). Hamilton: an illustrated history. James Lorimer & Company, Publishers,

External links

Ainslie Wood Community AssociationStinson Community Association (www.stinsoncommunity.ca)Beasley Neighbourhood (ourbeasley.com)
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