6-541: Ballycroy may refer to: Ballycroy, Ontario , a community in Adjala-Tosorontio township Ballycroy National Park Ballycroy, County Mayo , a village in the Republic of Ireland Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Ballycroy . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
12-623: Is one of the oldest communities in Adjala–Tosorontio. It has one of the oldest and most famous taverns in Simcoe County , the Loretto Inn. Highway 50 runs through the town. Loretto was named after Loreto, Marche in Italy . In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada , Adjala-Tosorontio had a population of 10,989 living in 3,836 of its 3,995 total private dwellings,
18-632: The County of Simcoe . A predominantly rural area, Adjala–Tosorontio contains numerous small villages and hamlets . Many communities were started in Adjala by Irish Catholics who named their hamlets after their home towns in Ireland , or after prominent pioneer families who first settled the area. The municipality has increasingly become home to residents who commute to the Greater Toronto Area . Geographically
24-579: The area is rolling countryside below the Niagara Escarpment to the west, with the Nottawasaga River cutting through it. " Tosorontio " is a Huron word meaning "Beautiful Mountain", and Adjala was the name of the wife of Chief Tecumseh , for whom the neighbouring township (now called New Tecumseth ) was named. Adjala–Tosorontio Township was created in 1993 when the County of Simcoe Act merged
30-444: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Ballycroy&oldid=1144619401 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Ballycroy, Ontario Adjala–Tosorontio is a township in south-central Ontario , Canada, in
36-423: The townships of Adjala and Tosorontio. The amalgamation took effect on January 1, 1994. The township comprises the communities of Achill, Airlie , Athlone, Ballycroy, Cedarville, Colgan, Connor, Everett, Glencairn, Hockley, Keenansville, Lisle, Loretto, Rosemont, Sheldon, Tioga and Tuam. Loretto ( 44°03′00″N 79°53′25″W / 44.05000°N 79.89028°W / 44.05000; -79.89028 )
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