Wrentham, Alberta
| Wrentham | |
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| Hamlet | |
Grain elevator in Wrentham
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| Motto: Come Enjoy Wrentham | |
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| Coordinates: 49°30′52″N 112°10′22″W / 49.51444°N 112.17278°W | |
| Country |
 Canada
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| Province |
 Alberta
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| Region | Southern Alberta |
| Census division | 2 |
| Municipal district | County of Warner No. 5 |
| Founded | 1910 |
| Incorporated | 1913 |
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| • Type | Unincorporated |
| • Governing body | County of Warner No. 5 Council |
| Elevation | 946 m (3,104 ft) |
| Time zone | MST (UTC-7) |
| Postal code span | T0K 2P0 |
| Area code(s) | +1-403 |
| Highways | Highway 61 |
| Waterways | Chin Reservoir |
Wrentham is a hamlet in southern Alberta, Canada within the County of Warner No. 5. It is located southeast of the intersection of the Veteran Memorial Highway (Highway 36) and the historic Red Coat Trail (Highway 61), approximately 25 kilometres (16 mi) east of the Village of Stirling, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Town of Taber and 55 kilometres (34 mi) west of the Village of Foremost.
The hamlet was named by the Canadian Pacific Railway after Wrentham, a village in Suffolk, England.
The hamlet is located in census division No. 2 and in the federal riding of Lethbridge.
Statistics Canada has not recently published a population for Wrentham.
Industry Canada shows that Wrentham's greater rural area had a total population of 439 living in 103 dwellings in 2001. With a land area of 503.2 km2 (194.3 sq mi), its greater rural area has a population density of 2.0/km2 (5.2/sq mi).
The Devil's Coulee Dinosaur Heritage Museum features a Hadrosaur (duck-billed dinosaur) nest and embryo, ancient fossils, dinosaur models, located in Warner.
The Galt Historic Railway Park located 1 km north of Stirling is another popular museum which displays of life and travel in the 1880s to 1920s are set up in the restored 1890 North West Territories International Train Station from Coutts, Alberta, and Sweetgrass, Montana. The station was moved to the current location near Stirling in 2000 and is in the process of restoration. Future plans include moving the 1915 Ogilvie grain elevator from Wrentham for display along the station in the 36-acre (150,000 m2) park, and developing a railcar dining car facility using vintage Canadian Pacific Railway dining cars.
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