Melbourne is a small community located within
Middlesex County,
Ontario
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,
Canada
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. It lies on the boundary between two municipalities,
Strathroy-Caradoc
Strathroy-Caradoc is a municipality located in Southwestern Ontario, Canada. It is west of London, Ontario, London.
Strathroy-Caradoc is a primarily rural municipality. Industries include turkey and chicken hatching and processing, corn, tobacco ...
and
Southwest Middlesex. About half the population of Melbourne lives in each municipality.
The community was probably named for
Melbourne
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,
Victoria, Australia.
References
Communities in Middlesex County, Ontario
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