Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh, Ontario
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| Township (lower-tier) | |
| Township of Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh | |
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 Ashfield-Colborne-Wawanosh
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| Coordinates: 43°52′N 81°36′W / 43.867°N 81.600°WCoordinates: 43°52′N 81°36′W / 43.867°N 81.600°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Huron |
| Formed | 2001 |
| Government | |
| • Reeve | Ben Van Diepenbeek |
| • Federal riding | Huron—Bruce |
| • Prov. riding | Huron—Bruce |
| Area | |
| • Land | 587.08 km2 (226.67 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 269 m (883 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 5,582 |
| • Density | 9.5/km2 (25/sq mi) |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 519 and 226 |
| Website | www |
The Township of Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh is a municipality in Huron County, Ontario, Canada. It was formed as an amalgamation of the former Ashfield, Colborne and West Wawanosh townships in 2001, in an Ontario-wide local government restructuring imposed by the government of that time. The three former townships now comprise the wards of the amalgamated municipality.
Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh is located in the northwest corner of Huron County. Lake Huron is the western boundary and the Township has 35.3 km of Lake Huron shoreline. Its southern boundary is the Maitland River between Goderich and Auburn. The eastern border is Huron Road 22, from Auburn north to Huron Road 86 near Whitechurch. Huron Road 86 is generally the northern border of Ashfield–Colborne–Wawanosh except for the Lucknow community limits which are in Bruce County.
The township encompasses the communities of Amberley, Auburn, Benmiller, Carlow, Dungannon, Kingsbridge, Kintail, Nile, Port Albert, St. Augustine, St. Helens and Saltford.
During World War II the Royal Air Force 
operated No. 31 Air Navigation School as part of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan on Highway 21 near Port Albert. The school opened on 18 November 1940 and closed on 17 February 1945.
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