Midhurst, Ontario
| Midhurst | |
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| Town | |
 Midhurst
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| Coordinates: 44°26′36″N 79°43′18″W / 44.44333°N 79.72167°WCoordinates: 44°26′36″N 79°43′18″W / 44.44333°N 79.72167°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Ontario
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| County | Simcoe County |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 3,000 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| Area code(s) | 705 |
| Website | http://www.midhurstontario.com/ |
Midhurst, Ontario is a small community in Springwater, Ontario, Canada and the seat of Simcoe County. With nearly 3,000 people, it is the largest population centre in Springwater.
It is home to the Barrie Baycats of the Intercounty Baseball League. Midhurst has a public elementary school, Forest Hill Public School, which is a part of the Simcoe County District School Board.
Midhurst was named after the town of Midhurst, in the United Kingdom. Cowdray Park is also named after the main park in that city. A tree nursery and a saw mill on Willow Creek existed in Midhurst that supplied trees for the province. 'Finlay Mill Road' is so named, as Alex Finlay was its owner. The Midhurst Pioneer Cemetery, no longer in operation, exists near the United Church, along with the non-denominational Midhurst Union Cemetery. Willow Creek featured a grist-mill and hydro power house that supplied electricity to Barrie from 1826 to 1888. The old grist-mill stone stands as a monument near the Finlay Mill bridge.
The Midhurst AutumnFest ran from 1969 to 1999.
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