Ayton is a community in the municipality of
West Grey,
Grey County
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,
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.
Formerly the seat of local government for the disbanded
Normanby Township, it is a rural village on the banks of the
South Saugeen River and the center of a prosperous farming area. Located on the intersection of Grey Road 3 and Grey Road 9, Ayton is geographically south of
Hanover
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, southwest of
Durham, and a neighbour to
Neustadt.
Although mostly a farming community, Ayton has an arena (ice rink), community hall, recreation hall, elementary school (Normanby Community School), an
LCBO Outlet in Granny's General store (ATM), Lutheran Church, ELCIC,
Roman Catholic Church
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and several other businesses. The old water-powered mill, in the heart of the town, has a new career producing
hydro
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for the grid instead of
grist
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for the farmer. Ayton is the home of Fisher Poultry, Domm Construction, Germania Mutual Insurance, Trixie Saloon, Weppler Farm Machinery Ltd. repairing older farm and construction equipment and sales of new smaller shortline equipment, and Filsingers Organic Foods with 100 acres of orchards and a store with a selection of health foods, some of several major industries in West Grey. It is also known for camping at two local camp grounds (Riverplace and Silent Valley). Some small organic farms can be found and some hobby farms. Culture stems from mostly Germanic and Irish settlers, but also some Dutch 1950s, Swiss and Filipino 1990-2000s.
The community takes its name from
Ayton, Scottish Borders.
References
External links
Communities of Grey County: AytonTownship of West Grey
Communities in Grey County
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