Durrell is a community on the southern
island
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of
Twillingate, Newfoundland and Labrador
Twillingate is a town of 2,121 people located on the Twillingate Islands ("Toulinquet") in Notre Dame Bay, off the north eastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is about north of ...
,
Canada
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. The village is located off
Route 340, named Durrell Street. It is a part of the Town of
Twillingate
Twillingate is a town of 2,121 people located on the Twillingate Islands ("Toulinquet") in Notre Dame Bay, off the north eastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is about north ...
.
A popular tourist destination in Durrell is the
Durrell Museum, located on Museum Street. It features many different historical exhibits including a polar bear that once set foot on Twillingate island.
Durrell has one department store, which has groceries and hardware, other stores are found in the nearby main town of
Twillingate
Twillingate is a town of 2,121 people located on the Twillingate Islands ("Toulinquet") in Notre Dame Bay, off the north eastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is about north ...
. There are no educational institutions in the village either, instead residents travel to Twillingate for elementary, middle and high school.
Durrell is split into many different "divisions", which aren't marked today but still are known by past and current residents of the area including Upper Jenkins Cove (mainly Upper Jenkins Cove Road; Gillesport Road area), Lower Jenkins Cove (Durrell Street) and Gillesport (Farmers Arm Road - Howlett's Road). There are many other side streets around the village.
See also
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Twillingate
Twillingate is a town of 2,121 people located on the Twillingate Islands ("Toulinquet") in Notre Dame Bay, off the north eastern shore of the island of Newfoundland in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. The town is about north ...
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Crow Head
Crow Head is a small town located on the north island of Twillingate in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. It is home to the Long Point Lighthouse. Its only land border is with the Town of Twillingate, to the southeast.
As of 2021, there were ...
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Little Harbour
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Purcell's Harbour
Purcell's Harbour is a local service district and designated place in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is on the southern Twillingate island, about outside the town of Twillingate, near the community of Little Harbour.
H ...
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Bayview
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Back Harbour
Back Harbour is a Canadian community located on the northern island of Twillingate in the province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is part of the Town of Twillingate.
It was a farming and fishing village that had two stores and two schoolhouses ...
External links
J.M. Olds Collegiate - High School G7-G12Twillingate Elementary - K-6
Former towns in Newfoundland and Labrador
Populated places in Newfoundland and Labrador
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