Sherwood is a community in the province of
Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia ( ; ; ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is one of the three Maritime provinces and one of the four Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia is Latin for "New Scotland".
Most of the population are native Eng ...
, Canada, located in the
Chester Municipal District. It is located at the crossroads of
Highway 14 and the
Old Annapolis Road near Card Lake. The community was established by disbanded British soldiers in 1816 led by Lt. John Evans who named it for his original home in
Sherwood, England.
C. Bruce Fergusson, "Sherwood"
''Place-Names and Places of Nova Scotia'' Nova Scotia Archives (1967), p. 621. Few of the disbanded soldiers remained in the community but they were succeeded by families from Chester
Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...
and the Tancook Islands.
Parks
*Card Lake Provincial Park
References
External links
Sherwood on Destination Nova Scotia
Communities in Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia
General Service Areas in Nova Scotia
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