Albion Township is a former incorporated municipality
now part of the town of
Caledon, in
Peel County (now
Region
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) in the
Greater Toronto Area
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of
Ontario
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, Canada.
Its major population centre was
Bolton
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. Albion Township was consolidated with
Caledon Township and the northern half of
Chinguacousy Township into the Town of Caledon.
Albion Road, a major roadway leading to the township from near
Weston
Weston may refer to:
Places Australia
* Weston, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
* Weston, New South Wales
* Weston Creek, a residential district of Canberra
* Weston Park, Canberra, a park
Canada
* Weston, Nova Scotia
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(today part of the City of
Toronto
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) is named after it, although the name was not extended along former
Highway 50 (which a section of Albion Road was a part of) into Peel following the highway's
decommissioning and subsequent urbanization.
Climate
See also
*
List of townships in Ontario
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References
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Former municipalities in Ontario
Caledon, Ontario
Former townships in Ontario